Earthquake details

Friday, August 17, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 00:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1149.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -18.707 and latitude -0.353.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.353, -18.707
UTC time 2012-08-17 00:12:10.390
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-08-17

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