Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 24, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, August 24, 1988 at 05:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wamena (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 181.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.865 and latitude -2.467.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -2.467, 138.865
UTC time 1988-08-24 05:19:11.110
Location Abepura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-08-24

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