Earthquake details

Thursday, March 14, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 21:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ceará Mirim, about 1089.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -31.447 and latitude 3.313.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 3.313, -31.447
UTC time 2002-03-14 21:03:19.260
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-03-14

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