Earthquake details

Thursday, August 9, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 17:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 2019.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.001 and latitude 25.918.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 25.918, -45.001
UTC time 2007-08-09 17:25:05.180
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2007-08-09

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