Earthquake details

Thursday, August 16, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 12:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1226.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -36.768 and latitude 7.335.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.335, -36.768
UTC time 2012-08-16 12:08:20.940
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-08-16

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