Earthquake details

Sunday, May 6, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Sunday, May 6, 1984 at 12:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 215.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.530 and latitude -8.567.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -8.567, 127.530
UTC time 1984-05-06 12:14:28.800
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-05-06

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