Earthquake details

Saturday, December 26, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, December 26, 1992 at 19:52 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1209.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -19.318 and latitude -0.564.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 27.1 km
Coordinates -0.564, -19.318
UTC time 1992-12-26 19:52:24.900
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1992-12-26

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