Earthquake details

Monday, March 3, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Monday, March 3, 1997 at 14:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 272.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.809 and latitude -7.514.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 150.0 km
Coordinates -7.514, 127.809
UTC time 1997-03-03 14:42:15.680
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-03-03

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