Earthquake details

Saturday, June 8, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, June 8, 1996 at 16:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2069.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.686 and latitude -12.871.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -12.871, -14.686
UTC time 1996-06-08 16:37:03.780
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-06-08

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