Earthquake details

Monday, August 14, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, August 14, 2017 at 00:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Galway, about 1409.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -27.883 and latitude 48.697.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 48.697, -27.883
UTC time 2017-08-14 00:29:04.630
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-08-14

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