Earthquake details

Sunday, May 29, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, May 29, 2016 at 05:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cayenne, about 1401.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -40.991 and latitude 10.612.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 10.612, -40.991
UTC time 2016-05-29 05:58:38.890
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-05-29

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