Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 21, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor-Leste on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 00:17 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dili (Timor-Leste - TL), about 283.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.921 and latitude -7.508.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 152.0 km
Coordinates -7.508, 127.921
UTC time 2016-12-21 00:17:14.990
Location Dili
Country Timor-Leste (TL)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2016-12-21

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