Earthquake details

Saturday, March 23, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor Leste on Saturday, March 23, 1991 at 12:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Timor Leste - TI), about 415.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.360 and latitude -7.237.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 94.0 km
Coordinates -7.237, 129.360
UTC time 1991-03-23 12:22:43.470
Location 296 km ENE of Lospalos
Country Timor Leste (TI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-03-23

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