Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 23, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit French Polynesia region on Wednesday, November 23, 1988 at 17:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa (French Polynesia region - FR), about 1223.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -138.907 and latitude -21.991.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates -21.991, -138.907
UTC time 1988-11-23 17:00:58.000
Location Tuamotu Archipelago
Country France (FR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-11-23

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