Earthquake details

Friday, October 2, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Friday, October 2, 1981 at 05:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 318.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.361 and latitude -7.795.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 208.8 km
Coordinates -7.795, 128.361
UTC time 1981-10-02 05:48:12.440
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-10-02

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