Earthquake details

Thursday, March 12, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, March 12, 1998 at 08:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1306.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -39.756 and latitude 8.788.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 8.788, -39.756
UTC time 1998-03-12 08:23:07.000
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-03-12

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