Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 26, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 21:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 2130.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -44.454 and latitude 27.072.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 27.072, -44.454
UTC time 2015-08-26 21:56:37.460
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-08-26

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