Earthquake details

Thursday, November 20, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Thursday, November 20, 1997 at 10:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 314.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.184 and latitude -7.429.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 142.4 km
Coordinates -7.429, 128.184
UTC time 1997-11-20 10:40:38.010
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-11-20

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