Earthquake details

Sunday, December 14, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Bouvet Island region on Sunday, December 14, 2003 at 14:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hermanus, about 2845.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -1.835 and latitude -55.443.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -55.443, -1.835
UTC time 2003-12-14 14:37:37.990
Location Bouvet Island region
Country Bouvet Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-12-14

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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M 5.2
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