Earthquake details

Thursday, October 15, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Thursday, October 15, 1981 at 04:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 265.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.775 and latitude -7.593.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 159.0 km
Coordinates -7.593, 127.775
UTC time 1981-10-15 04:13:32.850
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-10-15

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