Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 12, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at 08:40 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1365.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -21.194 and latitude -0.878.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.878, -21.194
UTC time 2005-01-12 08:40:03.650
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2005-01-12

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