Earthquake details

Monday, August 29, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, August 29, 1994 at 17:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1185.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -19.172 and latitude -0.404.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.404, -19.172
UTC time 1994-08-29 17:36:20.810
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-08-29

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