Earthquake details

Sunday, March 1, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, March 1, 1998 at 06:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2020.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.854 and latitude -12.330.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -12.330, -14.854
UTC time 1998-03-01 06:58:24.050
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-03-01

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