Earthquake details

Thursday, July 14, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, July 14, 1988 at 05:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masohi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 240.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.595 and latitude -4.731.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 97.9 km
Coordinates -4.731, 130.595
UTC time 1988-07-14 05:28:18.820
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-07-14

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