Earthquake details

Saturday, May 24, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 13:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1153.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -18.813 and latitude -0.304.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.304, -18.813
UTC time 2008-05-24 13:21:29.890
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-05-24

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