Earthquake details

Thursday, October 1, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, October 1, 1992 at 18:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Río Grande, about 1053.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -51.684 and latitude -53.655.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -53.655, -51.684
UTC time 1992-10-01 18:15:40.890
Location South Atlantic Ocean
Country South Atlantic Ocean
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-10-01

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