Earthquake details

Sunday, March 24, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, March 24, 2002 at 14:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1817.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -46.355 and latitude 24.362.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 24.362, -46.355
UTC time 2002-03-24 14:35:56.140
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-03-24

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