Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 21, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Wednesday, October 21, 1987 at 07:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 373.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.699 and latitude -7.262.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 128.2 km
Coordinates -7.262, 128.699
UTC time 1987-10-21 07:25:18.170
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-10-21

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