Earthquake details

Thursday, June 9, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, June 9, 1988 at 00:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 287.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.191 and latitude -6.062.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 130.6 km
Coordinates -6.062, 130.191
UTC time 1988-06-09 00:35:33.900
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-06-09

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