Earthquake details

Thursday, December 12, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, December 12, 2002 at 23:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 2092.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -44.619 and latitude 26.638.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 26.638, -44.619
UTC time 2002-12-12 23:35:09.890
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-12-12

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