Earthquake details

Saturday, June 27, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Saturday, June 27, 1981 at 17:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 393.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.928 and latitude -7.342.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 174.6 km
Coordinates -7.342, 128.928
UTC time 1981-06-27 17:55:32.580
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-06-27

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