Earthquake details

Thursday, January 28, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Libya on Thursday, January 28, 1988 at 15:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Al Marj (Libya - LY), about 31.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 21.150 and latitude 32.413.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	32.413, 21.150
UTC time	1988-01-28 15:48:08.150

Location	Al Marj
Country	Libya (LY)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-01-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Al Marj	31.4 km
Al Abyār	57.7 km
Al Bayḑā’	68.8 km
Shahhat	80.0 km
Benghazi	107.1 km
Darnah	144.9 km
Ajdabiya	204.3 km
Tobruk	266.4 km
Al Burayqah	268.9 km
Chania	435.4 km
Rethymno	450.3 km
Sirte	451.8 km

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