Earthquake details

Thursday, August 4, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Southwest Indian Ridge on Thursday, August 4, 1988 at 17:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saint-Joseph, about 1330.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.755 and latitude -33.175.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -33.175, 57.755
UTC time 1988-08-04 17:17:21.060
Location Southwest Indian Ridge
Country Southwest Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-08-04

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.7
Southwest Indian Ridge
Unknown · 2025-02-12 18:47 UTC
90.3 km
M 4.5
Southwest Indian Ridge
Unknown · 2024-11-18 14:51 UTC
56.5 km
M 4.3
Southwest Indian Ridge
Unknown · 2024-06-13 18:48 UTC
64.2 km
M 4.5
Southwest Indian Ridge
Unknown · 2024-04-08 22:21 UTC
97.4 km
M 4.5
Southwest Indian Ridge
Unknown · 2024-01-29 21:02 UTC
73.6 km
M 4.5
South Indian Ocean
Unknown · 2023-11-06 18:05 UTC
93.7 km
M 4.2
Southwest Indian Ridge
Unknown · 2023-04-15 09:16 UTC
83.6 km
M 4.8
Southwest Indian Ridge
Unknown · 2023-01-08 06:39 UTC
90.1 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.