Earthquake details

Saturday, August 27, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, August 27, 1988 at 16:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1351.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -20.930 and latitude -0.941.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.941, -20.930
UTC time 1988-08-27 16:52:24.550
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-08-27

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