Earthquake details

Friday, March 12, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, March 12, 2004 at 20:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1208.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.956 and latitude 5.595.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 5.595, -32.956
UTC time 2004-03-12 20:30:46.930
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-03-12

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