Earthquake details

Friday, July 16, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, July 16, 2004 at 07:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vila Velha, about 2777.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.749 and latitude -25.566.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -25.566, -13.749
UTC time 2004-07-16 07:17:57.240
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-07-16

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