Earthquake details

Sunday, August 9, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 02:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2174.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.466 and latitude -13.971.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -13.971, -14.466
UTC time 2015-08-09 02:39:55.390
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-08-09

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