Earthquake details

Thursday, August 14, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 17:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1261.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -38.012 and latitude 8.076.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 8.076, -38.012
UTC time 2008-08-14 17:16:20.210
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-08-14

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