Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 16, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Wednesday, October 16, 1991 at 05:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 303.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.117 and latitude -7.508.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 151.4 km
Coordinates -7.508, 128.117
UTC time 1991-10-16 05:25:19.920
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-10-16

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