Earthquake details

Monday, April 4, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, April 4, 1988 at 16:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kencong (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 131.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 112.874 and latitude -9.364.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	60.9 km
Coordinates	-9.364, 112.874
UTC time	1988-04-04 16:12:25.290

Location	Malang
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-04-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kencong	131.9 km
Sumberpucung	140.9 km
Kepanjen	141.3 km
Lumajang	142.3 km
Pakisaji	147.6 km
Malang	156.4 km
Jember	160.8 km
Blitar	160.9 km
Singosari	165.4 km
Batu	170.6 km
Lawang	171.3 km
Boyolangu	175.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Malang Indonesia · 2025-12-26 14:19 UTC	88.6 km
M 4.3 Lumajang Indonesia · 2025-11-30 07:25 UTC	107.4 km
M 4.5 Blitar Indonesia · 2025-07-30 07:14 UTC	158.9 km
M 4.2 Malang Indonesia · 2025-05-07 00:16 UTC	115.2 km

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