Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 31, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, March 31, 1999 at 09:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2020.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.840 and latitude -12.331.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -12.331, -14.840
UTC time 1999-03-31 09:01:08.130
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-03-31

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