Earthquake details

Friday, September 9, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, September 9, 2016 at 17:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1765.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.884 and latitude 22.133.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 22.133, -45.884
UTC time 2016-09-09 17:17:54.800
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-09-09

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