Earthquake details

Thursday, October 4, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 23:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bridgetown, about 1488.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -46.498 and latitude 17.443.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 17.443, -46.498
UTC time 2012-10-04 23:14:56.400
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-10-04

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