Earthquake details

Saturday, February 27, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 02:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1127.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.672 and latitude 4.535.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 4.535, -32.672
UTC time 2016-02-27 02:41:46.250
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-02-27

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