Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 7, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Tuesday, July 7, 1987 at 15:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 252.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.665 and latitude -7.642.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 130.0 km
Coordinates -7.642, 127.665
UTC time 1987-07-07 15:04:46.900
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-07-07

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.6
Dili
Timor-Leste · 2026-06-16 09:03 UTC
188.8 km
M 4.4
Dili
Timor-Leste · 2026-04-01 16:36 UTC
285.0 km
M 4.4
Atambua
Indonesia · 2025-10-15 08:57 UTC
327.4 km
M 4.5
Dili
Timor-Leste · 2025-10-14 22:10 UTC
253.8 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.