Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tristan da Cunha region on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 11:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cabo Frio, about 3032.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -15.932 and latitude -38.648.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -38.648, -15.932
UTC time 2010-01-27 11:20:36.520
Location Tristan da Cunha region
Country Tristan da Cunha region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-01-27

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