Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 23, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, March 23, 1988 at 08:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 214.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.453 and latitude -4.208.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 55.3 km
Coordinates -4.208, 131.453
UTC time 1988-03-23 08:04:52.030
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-23

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