Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 20:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 359.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.597 and latitude -7.354.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 163.9 km
Coordinates -7.354, 128.597
UTC time 2015-08-18 20:48:24.000
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-08-18

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