Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 27, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, January 27, 1988 at 07:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kefamenanu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 79.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.076 and latitude -8.849.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 140.8 km
Coordinates -8.849, 124.076
UTC time 1988-01-27 07:11:54.810
Location Atambua
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-01-27

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