Earthquake details

Thursday, November 3, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Thursday, November 3, 1988 at 22:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 144.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.860 and latitude 3.014.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 116.8 km
Coordinates 3.014, 127.860
UTC time 1988-11-03 22:10:26.910
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-11-03

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