Earthquake details

Thursday, November 3, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, November 3, 1988 at 12:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 167.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.622 and latitude 2.310.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 69.3 km
Coordinates 2.310, 126.622
UTC time 1988-11-03 12:42:43.980
Location Bitung
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-11-03

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