Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 16, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday, March 16, 1988 at 05:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rio Claro (Trinidad and Tobago - TT), about 63.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -60.607 and latitude 10.211.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	56.3 km
Coordinates	10.211, -60.607
UTC time	1988-03-16 05:48:03.810

Location	Chaguanas
Country	Trinidad and Tobago (TT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rio Claro	63.2 km
Arima	87.9 km
Mon Repos	92.2 km
San Fernando	94.7 km
Chaguanas	95.0 km
Port of Spain	112.0 km
Güiria	189.6 km
Tucupita	203.8 km
Temblador	260.9 km
Caripito	273.4 km
Maturín	287.2 km
Carúpano	294.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Güiria Venezuela · 2025-10-24 23:50 UTC	163.4 km
M 4.4 Chaguanas Trinidad and Tobago · 2025-06-24 20:20 UTC	141.2 km

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