Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at 16:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1232.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -38.969 and latitude 8.010.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 8.010, -38.969
UTC time 2007-08-21 16:36:45.390
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2007-08-21

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