Earthquake details

Friday, August 12, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, August 12, 1988 at 07:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 77.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.364 and latitude 1.997.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 113.0 km
Coordinates 1.997, 127.364
UTC time 1988-08-12 07:56:52.330
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-08-12

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