Earthquake details

Saturday, December 7, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Saturday, December 7, 2002 at 06:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 257.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.651 and latitude -7.509.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 148.5 km
Coordinates -7.509, 127.651
UTC time 2002-12-07 06:22:41.030
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-12-07

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