Earthquake details

Friday, October 19, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor Leste on Friday, October 19, 1990 at 02:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Timor Leste - TI), about 403.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.318 and latitude -7.139.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 98.2 km
Coordinates -7.139, 129.318
UTC time 1990-10-19 02:39:05.790
Location 298 km ENE of Lospalos
Country Timor Leste (TI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-10-19

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