JAKARTA, April 13 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 rocked Timor-Leste on Monday, but there is no report of damage or casualty, Indonesian meteorology agency said.
The quake jolted at 20:36 Jakarta time (1336 GMT) with epicenter at 173 km southwest of Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, and at a depth of 565 km, an official of the agency said.
Timor-Leste sits on a vulnerable quake hit zone so called the "Pacific ring of fire", where two continental plates meet causing frequent seismic and volcanic movements.
Editor: Deng Shasha
Earthquake Details
Magnitude 5.2
Date-Time
* Monday, April 13, 2009 at 10:36:45 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 6.818°S, 125.109°E
Depth 548.8 km (341.0 miles)
Region BANDA SEA
Distances 200 km (125 miles) NNW of DILI, East Timor
310 km (195 miles) ESE of Baubau, Sulawesi, Indonesia
405 km (250 miles) NNE of Kupang, Timor, Indonesia
885 km (550 miles) NW of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 7.2 km (4.5 miles); depth +/- 9.2 km (5.7 miles)
Parameters NST= 76, Nph= 76, Dmin=625.9 km, Rmss=0.84 sec, Gp= 68°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=Q
Source
* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
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