Earthquake details

Friday, February 26, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Southwest Indian Ridge on Friday, February 26, 1988 at 17:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tsiombe, about 1334.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 47.770 and latitude -37.132.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -37.132, 47.770
UTC time 1988-02-26 17:52:34.770
Location Southwest Indian Ridge
Country Southwest Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-02-26

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