Earthquake details

Friday, February 26, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Southwest Indian Ridge on Friday, February 26, 1988 at 06:17 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tsiombe, about 1358.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 47.989 and latitude -37.319.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -37.319, 47.989
UTC time 1988-02-26 06:17:31.530
Location Southwest Indian Ridge
Country Southwest Indian Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1988-02-26

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