Earthquake details

Sunday, December 21, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Sunday, December 21, 1986 at 19:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 341.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.568 and latitude -7.783.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 50.1 km
Coordinates -7.783, 128.568
UTC time 1986-12-21 19:57:41.580
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-12-21

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