Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 2, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at 20:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 178.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.228 and latitude -6.994.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 515.6 km
Coordinates -6.994, 125.228
UTC time 2008-01-02 20:04:12.650
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-01-02

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