Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 07:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2296.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.195 and latitude -15.527.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -15.527, -13.195
UTC time 2016-07-20 07:57:58.840
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-07-20

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