Earthquake details

Friday, October 14, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 14, 1988 at 03:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 394.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.545 and latitude -7.168.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 117.9 km
Coordinates -7.168, 129.545
UTC time 1988-10-14 03:26:16.990
Location Tual
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-10-14

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