Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 8, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Tuesday, November 8, 1983 at 23:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 344.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.493 and latitude -7.459.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 169.0 km
Coordinates -7.459, 128.493
UTC time 1983-11-08 23:31:13.040
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-11-08

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