Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 23, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, June 23, 1998 at 10:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1905.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.102 and latitude 23.770.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 23.770, -45.102
UTC time 1998-06-23 10:58:41.780
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-06-23

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