Earthquake details

Saturday, March 26, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, March 26, 1988 at 06:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Porto Seguro, about 2759.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.623 and latitude -22.994.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -22.994, -13.623
UTC time 1988-03-26 06:26:59.640
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-26

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