Earthquake details

Friday, October 3, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, October 3, 2008 at 05:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1245.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -36.758 and latitude 7.517.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 5.0 km
Coordinates 7.517, -36.758
UTC time 2008-10-03 05:26:20.910
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-10-03

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