Earthquake details

Thursday, October 27, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, October 27, 1988 at 15:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Labuan Bajo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 132.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 120.295 and latitude -7.381.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 595.6 km
Coordinates -7.381, 120.295
UTC time 1988-10-27 15:07:17.570
Location Labuan Bajo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-10-27

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