Earthquake details

Sunday, April 16, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, April 16, 1989 at 08:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1135.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.651 and latitude 4.612.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 4.612, -32.651
UTC time 1989-04-16 08:04:29.570
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-04-16

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