Earthquake details

Thursday, February 26, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 21:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 271.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.772 and latitude -7.467.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 144.7 km
Coordinates -7.467, 127.772
UTC time 2009-02-26 21:09:30.030
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-02-26

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