Earthquake details

Saturday, July 16, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor Leste on Saturday, July 16, 1983 at 07:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Timor Leste - TI), about 407.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.336 and latitude -7.176.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 149.2 km
Coordinates -7.176, 129.336
UTC time 1983-07-16 07:55:24.540
Location 297 km ENE of Lospalos
Country Timor Leste (TI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-16

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