Earthquake details

Thursday, March 10, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday, March 10, 1988 at 06:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rio Claro (Trinidad and Tobago - TT), about 66.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -60.577 and latitude 10.396.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	53.8 km
Coordinates	10.396, -60.577
UTC time	1988-03-10 06:30:25.470

Location	Chaguanas
Country	Trinidad and Tobago (TT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rio Claro	66.3 km
Arima	81.7 km
Chaguanas	92.9 km
Mon Repos	96.0 km
San Fernando	98.5 km
Port of Spain	107.4 km
Güiria	189.5 km
Tucupita	219.8 km
Temblador	274.7 km
Caripito	278.2 km
Carúpano	294.5 km
Maturín	294.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Güiria Venezuela · 2025-10-24 23:50 UTC	159.1 km
M 4.4 Chaguanas Trinidad and Tobago · 2025-06-24 20:20 UTC	127.4 km

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