Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 19, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Wednesday, May 19, 1982 at 06:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 384.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.801 and latitude -7.263.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 158.2 km
Coordinates -7.263, 128.801
UTC time 1982-05-19 06:39:04.000
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-05-19

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