Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 00:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1109.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -18.315 and latitude -0.255.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.255, -18.315
UTC time 2009-02-24 00:46:40.420
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-02-24

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