Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 17:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2191.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.554 and latitude -14.100.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -14.100, -14.554
UTC time 2010-01-27 17:42:45.150
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-01-27

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