Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 6, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, September 6, 1995 at 19:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vila Velha, about 2779.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.741 and latitude -25.661.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -25.661, -13.741
UTC time 1995-09-06 19:08:27.370
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1995-09-06

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