Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 05:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1138.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -18.643 and latitude -0.271.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.271, -18.643
UTC time 2016-07-26 05:49:19.100
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-07-26

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