Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 4, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor Leste on Tuesday, March 4, 1997 at 04:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Timor Leste - TI), about 409.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.143 and latitude -7.249.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 102.1 km
Coordinates -7.249, 129.143
UTC time 1997-03-04 04:40:38.420
Location 275 km ENE of Lospalos
Country Timor Leste (TI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-03-04

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