Earthquake details

Thursday, August 5, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, August 5, 2004 at 21:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1918.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -44.942 and latitude 23.706.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 23.706, -44.942
UTC time 2004-08-05 21:51:19.400
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-08-05

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