Earthquake details

Thursday, January 26, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 21:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1124.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -18.624 and latitude -0.116.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.116, -18.624
UTC time 2017-01-26 21:49:21.150
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-01-26

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