Earthquake details

Thursday, August 6, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Thursday, August 6, 1987 at 13:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 238.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.560 and latitude -7.707.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 157.7 km
Coordinates -7.707, 127.560
UTC time 1987-08-06 13:09:37.020
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-08-06

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