Earthquake details

Friday, April 7, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, April 7, 1989 at 13:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Galway, about 1435.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -29.981 and latitude 51.341.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 51.341, -29.981
UTC time 1989-04-07 13:32:11.640
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-04-07

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