Earthquake details

Thursday, March 5, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 01:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Walvis Bay, about 2904.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.497 and latitude -30.753.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -30.753, -13.497
UTC time 2009-03-05 01:32:33.290
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-03-05

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