Earthquake details

Friday, March 27, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, March 27, 2009 at 10:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2056.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.551 and latitude -12.804.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -12.804, -14.551
UTC time 2009-03-27 10:00:47.140
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-03-27

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