Earthquake details

Friday, February 19, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Friday, February 19, 1988 at 04:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 321.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.259 and latitude -7.440.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 167.7 km
Coordinates -7.440, 128.259
UTC time 1988-02-19 04:15:12.700
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-02-19

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