Earthquake details

Saturday, November 20, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Saturday, November 20, 1982 at 23:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 340.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.479 and latitude -7.512.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 120.8 km
Coordinates -7.512, 128.479
UTC time 1982-11-20 23:34:35.140
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-11-20

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