Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 4, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor Leste on Wednesday, March 4, 1981 at 15:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Timor Leste - TI), about 413.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.396 and latitude -7.257.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 135.0 km
Coordinates -7.257, 129.396
UTC time 1981-03-04 15:42:55.280
Location 299 km ENE of Lospalos
Country Timor Leste (TI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-03-04

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