Earthquake details

Saturday, October 31, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Saturday, October 31, 1981 at 03:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 356.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.602 and latitude -7.448.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 169.0 km
Coordinates -7.448, 128.602
UTC time 1981-10-31 03:40:41.530
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-10-31

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