Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 14, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, April 14, 1987 at 00:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Barreiros, about 2324.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.982 and latitude -15.658.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -15.658, -14.982
UTC time 1987-04-14 00:13:10.150
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-04-14

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