Earthquake details

Saturday, September 8, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, September 8, 1990 at 11:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2176.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.506 and latitude -13.972.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -13.972, -14.506
UTC time 1990-09-08 11:39:19.840
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-09-08

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