Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 8, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, March 8, 1989 at 18:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ceará Mirim, about 1069.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -31.414 and latitude 3.095.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 3.095, -31.414
UTC time 1989-03-08 18:39:42.140
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-03-08

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