Earthquake details

Saturday, December 27, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at 22:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1313.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -20.739 and latitude -0.652.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.652, -20.739
UTC time 2014-12-27 22:31:18.340
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-12-27

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