Earthquake details

Friday, June 24, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Trinidad and Tobago on Friday, June 24, 1988 at 08:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rio Claro (Trinidad and Tobago - TT), about 68.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -60.559 and latitude 10.209.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	38.5 km
Coordinates	10.209, -60.559
UTC time	1988-06-24 08:57:53.330

Location	Chaguanas
Country	Trinidad and Tobago (TT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-06-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rio Claro	68.4 km
Arima	92.4 km
Mon Repos	97.5 km
San Fernando	99.9 km
Chaguanas	100.0 km
Port of Spain	116.8 km
Güiria	194.8 km
Tucupita	207.8 km
Temblador	265.3 km
Caripito	278.6 km
Maturín	292.3 km
Carúpano	299.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Güiria Venezuela · 2025-10-24 23:50 UTC	168.3 km
M 4.4 Chaguanas Trinidad and Tobago · 2025-06-24 20:20 UTC	144.5 km

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