Earthquake details

Sunday, November 29, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Sunday, November 29, 1981 at 23:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 222.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.373 and latitude -7.655.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 186.7 km
Coordinates -7.655, 127.373
UTC time 1981-11-29 23:30:48.190
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-11-29

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