Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 27, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 12:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1274.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -33.972 and latitude 6.783.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 6.783, -33.972
UTC time 2003-08-27 12:38:58.450
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-08-27

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