Earthquake details

Sunday, June 7, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, June 7, 1987 at 14:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1177.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -19.076 and latitude -0.378.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.378, -19.076
UTC time 1987-06-07 14:48:49.990
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-06-07

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