Earthquake details

Monday, January 28, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, January 28, 1991 at 16:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 2101.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -44.575 and latitude 26.743.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 26.743, -44.575
UTC time 1991-01-28 16:26:38.080
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-28

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