Earthquake details

Friday, September 16, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, September 16, 1988 at 03:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sanana (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 145.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.878 and latitude -1.109.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 43.0 km
Coordinates -1.109, 126.878
UTC time 1988-09-16 03:09:49.640
Location Sanana
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-09-16

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