Earthquake details

Thursday, January 28, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, January 28, 1988 at 03:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 239.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.708 and latitude -6.328.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 69.2 km
Coordinates -6.328, 130.708
UTC time 1988-01-28 03:19:48.810
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-01-28

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