Earthquake details

Thursday, May 22, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 12:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1273.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -35.762 and latitude 7.383.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.383, -35.762
UTC time 2008-05-22 12:42:59.120
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-05-22

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