Earthquake details

Friday, March 15, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, March 15, 1996 at 09:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hafnarfjordur, about 1406.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -30.010 and latitude 52.147.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 8.0 km
Coordinates 52.147, -30.010
UTC time 1996-03-15 09:43:33.380
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-03-15

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