Earthquake details

Thursday, September 8, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, September 8, 1988 at 20:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Freetown, about 1444.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -22.291 and latitude -0.831.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.831, -22.291
UTC time 1988-09-08 20:14:47.000
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-09-08

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