Earthquake details

Saturday, January 21, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Saturday, January 21, 1984 at 10:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 349.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.530 and latitude -7.417.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 137.1 km
Coordinates -7.417, 128.530
UTC time 1984-01-21 10:27:50.750
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-01-21

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