Earthquake details

Saturday, January 3, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 16:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 342.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.464 and latitude -7.440.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 127.0 km
Coordinates -7.440, 128.464
UTC time 2009-01-03 16:30:46.600
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-03

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