Earthquake details

Sunday, April 16, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, April 16, 1989 at 08:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1126.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.573 and latitude 4.462.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 4.462, -32.573
UTC time 1989-04-16 08:35:03.250
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-04-16

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