Earthquake details

Sunday, January 17, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, January 17, 1988 at 00:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sofifi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 36.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.671 and latitude 1.046.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 1.046, 127.671
UTC time 1988-01-17 00:54:41.140
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-01-17

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