Earthquake details

Thursday, June 21, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, June 21, 1990 at 06:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cabo Frio, about 2983.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -16.449 and latitude -38.456.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -38.456, -16.449
UTC time 1990-06-21 06:49:34.560
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-06-21

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