Earthquake details

Friday, December 10, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, December 10, 2010 at 17:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1850.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.733 and latitude 23.863.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 23.863, -45.733
UTC time 2010-12-10 17:48:21.500
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-12-10

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