Earthquake details

Monday, August 20, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, August 20, 2007 at 12:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1097.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -18.175 and latitude -0.256.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.256, -18.175
UTC time 2007-08-20 12:37:06.660
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2007-08-20

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