Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 24, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, February 24, 1988 at 21:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 81.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.277 and latitude 1.804.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 1.804, 127.277
UTC time 1988-02-24 21:35:55.600
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-02-24

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