Earthquake details

Friday, August 14, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, August 14, 2015 at 18:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bridgetown, about 1712.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.852 and latitude 21.104.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 21.104, -45.852
UTC time 2015-08-14 18:03:02.780
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-08-14

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