Earthquake details

Thursday, December 27, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 16:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2028.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.876 and latitude -12.396.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -12.396, -14.876
UTC time 2012-12-27 16:33:59.870
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-12-27

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