Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 17, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Brazil on Wednesday, October 17, 1990 at 15:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil - BR), about 252.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.056 and latitude -9.227.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 600.0 km
Coordinates -9.227, -71.056
UTC time 1990-10-17 15:12:18.830
Location Rio Branco
Country Brazil (BR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-10-17

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