Earthquake details

Thursday, August 10, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 09:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vila Velha, about 2786.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.600 and latitude -25.009.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -25.009, -13.600
UTC time 2017-08-10 09:51:51.020
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-08-10

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