Earthquake details

Saturday, July 16, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Saturday, July 16, 1988 at 08:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Labuan Bajo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 132.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.190 and latitude -7.342.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 424.1 km
Coordinates -7.342, 120.190
UTC time 1988-07-16 08:34:17.700
Location Labuan Bajo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-07-16

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Indonesia · 2026-08-21 16:05 UTC
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Indonesia · 2026-08-21 11:16 UTC
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