Earthquake details

Thursday, August 11, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, August 11, 1988 at 03:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Galway, about 1415.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -28.379 and latitude 49.224.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 49.224, -28.379
UTC time 1988-08-11 03:05:40.520
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-08-11

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