Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 20:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1296.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -34.334 and latitude 7.143.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.143, -34.334
UTC time 2016-10-05 20:53:39.660
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-10-05

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