Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 20, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, September 20, 1988 at 04:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 164.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.998 and latitude -4.169.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -4.169, 132.998
UTC time 1988-09-20 04:02:49.100
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-09-20

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