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

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