Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 29, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, September 29, 1993 at 18:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cabo Frio, about 3101.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -18.385 and latitude -42.677.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -42.677, -18.385
UTC time 1993-09-29 18:26:20.290
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1993-09-29

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