Earthquake details

Saturday, September 23, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, September 23, 2000 at 02:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1108.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.607 and latitude 4.276.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 4.276, -32.607
UTC time 2000-09-23 02:17:43.980
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-09-23

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