Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 1, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, September 1, 1999 at 06:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1143.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.613 and latitude 4.676.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 4.676, -32.613
UTC time 1999-09-01 06:42:41.630
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-09-01

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