Earthquake details

Saturday, February 17, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Saturday, February 17, 1996 at 10:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 184.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.194 and latitude -6.945.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 532.1 km
Coordinates -6.945, 125.194
UTC time 1996-02-17 10:18:02.870
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-17

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