Earthquake details

Sunday, February 11, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, February 11, 1996 at 13:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2501.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.962 and latitude -17.485.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -17.485, -12.962
UTC time 1996-02-11 13:03:53.380
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-11

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