Earthquake details

Sunday, December 31, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, December 31, 1989 at 18:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1244.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -37.086 and latitude 7.628.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.628, -37.086
UTC time 1989-12-31 18:31:20.830
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-12-31

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