Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 6, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, April 6, 1999 at 04:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1820.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -46.374 and latitude 24.451.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 24.451, -46.374
UTC time 1999-04-06 04:51:05.750
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-04-06

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