Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 11, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 21:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cayenne, about 1360.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -41.438 and latitude 10.675.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 10.675, -41.438
UTC time 1998-02-11 21:16:37.530
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-02-11

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