Earthquake details

Thursday, August 30, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, August 30, 2001 at 11:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Galway, about 1408.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -28.496 and latitude 49.528.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 49.528, -28.496
UTC time 2001-08-30 11:38:47.260
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-08-30

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