Earthquake details

Sunday, March 20, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 17:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 107.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.825 and latitude -7.945.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 28.1 km
Coordinates -7.945, 124.825
UTC time 2005-03-20 17:15:03.990
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-03-20

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