Earthquake details

Friday, October 28, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, October 28, 1988 at 10:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luwuk (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 94.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.189 and latitude -0.346.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.3 km
Coordinates	-0.346, 122.189
UTC time	1988-10-28 10:37:52.750

Location	Luwuk
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-10-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luwuk	94.8 km
Gorontalo	138.3 km
Poso	198.1 km
Palu	265.5 km
Masamba	321.4 km
Tondano	354.5 km
Manado	359.3 km
Palopo	368.7 km
Bitung	382.9 km
Rantepao	387.7 km
Kendari	405.9 km
Sanana	462.8 km

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M 5.9

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Indonesia · 2025-11-04 23:32 UTC

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