Earthquake details

Thursday, March 10, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday, March 10, 1988 at 06:17 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rio Claro (Trinidad and Tobago - TT), about 65.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -60.587 and latitude 10.402.

Magnitude	6.7
Alert	Severe
Depth	56.2 km
Coordinates	10.402, -60.587
UTC time	1988-03-10 06:17:23.310

Location	Chaguanas
Country	Trinidad and Tobago (TT)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1988-03-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rio Claro	65.3 km
Arima	80.5 km
Chaguanas	91.7 km
Mon Repos	95.0 km
San Fernando	97.5 km
Port of Spain	106.2 km
Güiria	188.3 km
Tucupita	219.4 km
Temblador	274.2 km
Caripito	277.2 km
Carúpano	293.3 km
Maturín	293.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8

Güiria

Venezuela · 2025-10-24 23:50 UTC

157.9 km

M 4.4

Chaguanas

Trinidad and Tobago · 2025-06-24 20:20 UTC

126.2 km

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