Earthquake details

Monday, September 12, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Monday, September 12, 1988 at 11:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 158.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.046 and latitude -1.120.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	42.7 km
Coordinates	-1.120, 127.046
UTC time	1988-09-12 11:44:50.810

Location	Sanana
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-09-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sanana	158.2 km
Sofifi	214.5 km
Ternate	216.0 km
Ambon City	313.4 km
Amahai	323.3 km
Masohi	323.3 km
Tobelo	334.7 km
Bitung	356.1 km
Tondano	359.6 km
Manado	379.1 km
Sorong	469.9 km
Luwuk	474.3 km

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