Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 23, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday, August 23, 1988 at 17:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bugojno (Bosnia and Herzegovina - BA), about 40.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 17.444 and latitude 43.696.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 43.696, 17.444
UTC time 1988-08-23 17:38:47.460
Location Mostar
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-08-23

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