Earthquake details

Monday, September 21, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, September 21, 2009 at 23:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ceará Mirim, about 1139.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -31.482 and latitude 3.810.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 3.810, -31.482
UTC time 2009-09-21 23:18:31.080
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-09-21

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