Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 12, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, June 12, 2002 at 19:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1314.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -20.722 and latitude -0.676.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.676, -20.722
UTC time 2002-06-12 19:52:47.360
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-06-12

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