Earthquake details

Sunday, December 21, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, December 21, 2003 at 07:40 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1313.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -20.601 and latitude -0.769.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.769, -20.601
UTC time 2003-12-21 07:40:45.830
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2003-12-21

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