Earthquake details

Sunday, August 28, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor Leste on Sunday, August 28, 1994 at 06:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Timor Leste - TI), about 413.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.239 and latitude -7.256.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 146.8 km
Coordinates -7.256, 129.239
UTC time 1994-08-28 06:24:12.620
Location 283 km ENE of Lospalos
Country Timor Leste (TI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-08-28

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