Earthquake details

Friday, February 6, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, February 6, 2009 at 03:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Walvis Bay, about 2791.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.741 and latitude -28.225.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -28.225, -12.741
UTC time 2009-02-06 03:13:25.250
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-02-06

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