Earthquake details

Saturday, September 30, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, September 30, 2006 at 12:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1298.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -34.658 and latitude 7.283.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.283, -34.658
UTC time 2006-09-30 12:47:22.850
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-09-30

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