Earthquake details

Saturday, May 7, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 16:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1158.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -18.940 and latitude -0.272.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.272, -18.940
UTC time 2016-05-07 16:07:08.190
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-05-07

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