Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 22, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor Leste on Tuesday, November 22, 1988 at 20:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Timor Leste - TI), about 419.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.188 and latitude -7.330.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 183.4 km
Coordinates -7.330, 129.188
UTC time 1988-11-22 20:24:43.930
Location 275 km ENE of Lospalos
Country Timor Leste (TI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-11-22

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