Earthquake details

Saturday, March 19, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, March 19, 1988 at 08:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Palu (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 201.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.020 and latitude 0.896.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 0.896, 120.020
UTC time 1988-03-19 08:25:28.920
Location Samarinda
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-19

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