Earthquake details

Thursday, December 24, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor Leste on Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 23:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Timor Leste - TI), about 401.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.978 and latitude -7.218.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 119.0 km
Coordinates -7.218, 128.978
UTC time 2015-12-24 23:10:58.170
Location 261 km ENE of Lospalos
Country Timor Leste (TI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-12-24

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