Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 16:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1857.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.140 and latitude 22.658.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 22.658, -45.140
UTC time 2016-06-21 16:26:34.420
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2016-06-21

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