Earthquake details

Sunday, December 4, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, December 4, 1988 at 11:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2194.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.651 and latitude -14.433.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -14.433, -13.651
UTC time 1988-12-04 11:26:42.040
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-12-04

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