Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 6, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Wednesday, April 6, 1988 at 19:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 358.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.562 and latitude -7.301.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 145.5 km
Coordinates -7.301, 128.562
UTC time 1988-04-06 19:52:32.530
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-04-06

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