Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 00:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Freetown, about 1438.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -22.050 and latitude -0.990.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.990, -22.050
UTC time 2008-08-12 00:49:03.620
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-08-12

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