Earthquake details

Thursday, March 3, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor Leste on Thursday, March 3, 1988 at 00:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Timor Leste - TI), about 403.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.310 and latitude -7.145.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 145.3 km
Coordinates -7.145, 129.310
UTC time 1988-03-03 00:28:34.540
Location 296 km ENE of Lospalos
Country Timor Leste (TI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-03

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