Earthquake details

Saturday, December 28, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Saturday, December 28, 2002 at 10:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 310.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.141 and latitude -7.418.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 100.0 km
Coordinates -7.418, 128.141
UTC time 2002-12-28 10:49:54.420
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-12-28

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