Earthquake details

Friday, May 17, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, May 17, 2002 at 10:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Galway, about 1433.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -27.808 and latitude 48.168.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 48.168, -27.808
UTC time 2002-05-17 10:40:10.770
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-05-17

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