Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 10, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, October 10, 2001 at 10:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1240.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.743 and latitude 5.799.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 5.799, -32.743
UTC time 2001-10-10 10:02:00.550
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-10-10

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