Earthquake details

Saturday, January 12, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Timor Leste on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 21:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambon City (Timor Leste - TI), about 410.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.210 and latitude -7.234.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 117.0 km
Coordinates -7.234, 129.210
UTC time 2019-01-12 21:48:43.360
Location 282 km ENE of Lospalos
Country Timor Leste (TI)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-01-12

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