Earthquake details

Monday, March 7, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, March 7, 1988 at 21:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 210.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.363 and latitude 3.589.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 3.589, 128.363
UTC time 1988-03-07 21:13:48.820
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-07

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