Earthquake details

Monday, December 28, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, December 28, 2015 at 19:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1246.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -19.961 and latitude -0.509.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.509, -19.961
UTC time 2015-12-28 19:24:15.480
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-12-28

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