Earthquake details

Saturday, February 27, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Southwest Indian Ridge on Saturday, February 27, 1988 at 05:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tsiombe, about 1356.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 47.973 and latitude -37.297.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -37.297, 47.973
UTC time 1988-02-27 05:32:55.980
Location Southwest Indian Ridge
Country Southwest Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-02-27

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