Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 13, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, August 13, 1996 at 19:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2315.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.200 and latitude -15.702.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -15.702, -13.200
UTC time 1996-08-13 19:33:40.410
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-08-13

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