Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 6, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 at 19:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1263.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -36.681 and latitude 7.659.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.659, -36.681
UTC time 2003-08-06 19:55:35.680
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-08-06

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