Earthquake details

Monday, September 28, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, September 28, 2009 at 12:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vila Velha, about 2778.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.748 and latitude -25.629.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -25.629, -13.748
UTC time 2009-09-28 12:13:17.460
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-09-28

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