Earthquake details

Thursday, January 31, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Thursday, January 31, 1991 at 07:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 290.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.951 and latitude -7.435.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 146.5 km
Coordinates -7.435, 127.951
UTC time 1991-01-31 07:48:58.460
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-31

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