Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 20, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, March 20, 1996 at 22:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Galway, about 1450.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -30.015 and latitude 50.960.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 50.960, -30.015
UTC time 1996-03-20 22:22:42.770
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-03-20

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