Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 18:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Galway, about 1409.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -28.982 and latitude 50.236.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 14.8 km
Coordinates 50.236, -28.982
UTC time 2016-04-12 18:43:01.680
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-04-12

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