Earthquake details

Sunday, June 26, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday, June 26, 1988 at 07:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Rio Claro (Trinidad and Tobago - TT), about 65.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -60.575 and latitude 10.311.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	58.4 km
Coordinates	10.311, -60.575
UTC time	1988-06-26 07:03:24.800

Location	Chaguanas
Country	Trinidad and Tobago (TT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-06-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Rio Claro	65.8 km
Arima	85.5 km
Chaguanas	95.0 km
Mon Repos	95.4 km
San Fernando	97.9 km
Port of Spain	110.6 km
Güiria	191.0 km
Tucupita	213.7 km
Temblador	269.7 km
Caripito	277.5 km
Maturín	292.8 km
Carúpano	295.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Güiria Venezuela · 2025-10-24 23:50 UTC	162.4 km
M 4.4 Chaguanas Trinidad and Tobago · 2025-06-24 20:20 UTC	134.6 km

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