Earthquake details

Thursday, May 23, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, May 23, 1991 at 10:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Galway, about 1412.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -28.937 and latitude 50.090.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 19.4 km
Coordinates 50.090, -28.937
UTC time 1991-05-23 10:27:17.810
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-05-23

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