Earthquake details

Thursday, July 2, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, July 2, 1998 at 05:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Galway, about 1451.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -28.964 and latitude 49.258.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 49.258, -28.964
UTC time 1998-07-02 05:50:04.140
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-07-02

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