Earthquake details

Friday, November 20, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, November 20, 2009 at 19:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1077.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -18.002 and latitude -0.180.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 5.0 km
Coordinates -0.180, -18.002
UTC time 2009-11-20 19:31:26.110
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-11-20

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