Earthquake details

Saturday, April 25, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, April 25, 1998 at 06:07 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cabo Frio, about 2758.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.326 and latitude -35.266.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.266, -17.326
UTC time 1998-04-25 06:07:23.440
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1998-04-25

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