Earthquake details

Sunday, May 14, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Sunday, May 14, 1989 at 17:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 299.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.048 and latitude -7.439.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 111.7 km
Coordinates -7.439, 128.048
UTC time 1989-05-14 17:05:05.140
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-05-14

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