Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 5, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Wednesday, October 5, 1988 at 09:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masohi (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 176.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.040 and latitude -2.009.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 50.3 km
Coordinates -2.009, 128.040
UTC time 1988-10-05 09:44:41.490
Location Ambon City
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-10-05

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