Earthquake details

Thursday, August 9, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor Leste on Thursday, August 9, 1990 at 07:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Timor Leste - TI), about 405.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.187 and latitude -7.199.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 112.5 km
Coordinates -7.199, 129.187
UTC time 1990-08-09 07:33:52.350
Location 282 km ENE of Lospalos
Country Timor Leste (TI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-08-09

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