Earthquake details

Sunday, April 3, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, April 3, 1988 at 12:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sofifi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 145.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.409 and latitude -0.558.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 135.7 km
Coordinates -0.558, 127.409
UTC time 1988-04-03 12:23:26.790
Location Ternate
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-04-03

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