Earthquake details

Thursday, August 16, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 14:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1147.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -18.759 and latitude -0.269.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.269, -18.759
UTC time 2012-08-16 14:14:30.900
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-08-16

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