Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 8, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Wednesday, August 8, 1984 at 05:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 359.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.707 and latitude -7.665.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 78.2 km
Coordinates -7.665, 128.707
UTC time 1984-08-08 05:20:28.770
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-08-08

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