Earthquake details

Thursday, September 22, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, September 22, 1988 at 07:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 2084.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -44.623 and latitude 26.505.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 26.505, -44.623
UTC time 1988-09-22 07:32:49.100
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-09-22

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