Earthquake details

Friday, August 31, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, August 31, 2012 at 00:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1098.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.155 and latitude 3.807.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 3.807, -32.155
UTC time 2012-08-31 00:35:35.690
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-08-31

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