Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 18, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, October 18, 1989 at 13:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cayenne, about 1338.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.068 and latitude 14.603.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 14.603, -45.068
UTC time 1989-10-18 13:06:47.800
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-10-18

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