Earthquake details

Thursday, October 18, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor Leste on Thursday, October 18, 1990 at 03:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Timor Leste - TI), about 424.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.279 and latitude -7.348.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 47.6 km
Coordinates -7.348, 129.279
UTC time 1990-10-18 03:06:52.330
Location 282 km ENE of Lospalos
Country Timor Leste (TI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-10-18

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