Earthquake details

Saturday, August 5, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, August 5, 1995 at 22:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tômbua, about 2491.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -10.778 and latitude -22.563.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -22.563, -10.778
UTC time 1995-08-05 22:42:03.210
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1995-08-05

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