Earthquake details

Friday, January 22, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Australia on Friday, January 22, 1988 at 00:35 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Darwin (Australia - AU), about 880.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.803 and latitude -19.847.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 5.0 km
Coordinates -19.847, 133.803
UTC time 1988-01-22 00:35:58.070
Location 46 km WSW of Tennant Creek
Country Australia (AU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1988-01-22

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