Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 13, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, September 13, 1989 at 20:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cabo Frio, about 2783.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.129 and latitude -35.458.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.458, -17.129
UTC time 1989-09-13 20:46:05.370
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-09-13

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