Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 15:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 239.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.719 and latitude -8.227.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -8.227, 127.719
UTC time 2009-10-07 15:48:36.120
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-10-07

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