Earthquake details

Sunday, March 22, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, March 22, 1992 at 19:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cabo Frio, about 3092.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -18.507 and latitude -42.669.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -42.669, -18.507
UTC time 1992-03-22 19:25:08.150
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-03-22

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