Earthquake details

Friday, October 10, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor Leste on Friday, October 10, 1980 at 11:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Timor Leste - TI), about 429.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.307 and latitude -7.416.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 151.0 km
Coordinates -7.416, 129.307
UTC time 1980-10-10 11:53:48.900
Location 282 km ENE of Lospalos
Country Timor Leste (TI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-10-10

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