Earthquake details

Friday, March 16, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, March 16, 1990 at 06:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1232.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.860 and latitude 5.790.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 5.790, -32.860
UTC time 1990-03-16 06:36:57.010
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-03-16

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