Earthquake details

Thursday, August 28, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Thursday, August 28, 2003 at 06:38 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 147.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.051 and latitude -7.324.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 409.2 km
Coordinates -7.324, 126.051
UTC time 2003-08-28 06:38:11.630
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2003-08-28

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