Earthquake details

Friday, December 22, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Friday, December 22, 1989 at 21:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 194.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.807 and latitude -6.990.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 551.5 km
Coordinates -6.990, 124.807
UTC time 1989-12-22 21:09:38.060
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-12-22

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