Earthquake details

Monday, April 4, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Monday, April 4, 1988 at 19:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 271.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.826 and latitude -7.576.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 162.7 km
Coordinates -7.576, 127.826
UTC time 1988-04-04 19:43:42.360
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-04-04

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