Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 06:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 265.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.762 and latitude -7.558.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 147.4 km
Coordinates -7.558, 127.762
UTC time 2009-02-17 06:16:34.880
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-02-17

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