Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 08:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1262.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -37.952 and latitude 8.063.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 8.063, -37.952
UTC time 2009-04-08 08:22:58.390
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-04-08

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