Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 15, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, November 15, 1989 at 04:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1255.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -19.985 and latitude -0.584.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.584, -19.985
UTC time 1989-11-15 04:00:40.670
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-11-15

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