Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 05:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 147.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.892 and latitude -8.306.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -8.306, 126.892
UTC time 2009-12-30 05:40:01.440
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-12-30

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