Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 20, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Wednesday, February 20, 1985 at 21:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 174.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.475 and latitude -7.433.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 467.9 km
Coordinates -7.433, 124.475
UTC time 1985-02-20 21:20:55.350
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-02-20

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