Earthquake details

Saturday, December 31, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Saturday, December 31, 1988 at 11:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 350.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.511 and latitude -7.362.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 136.4 km
Coordinates -7.362, 128.511
UTC time 1988-12-31 11:17:20.730
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-12-31

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