Earthquake details

Thursday, October 19, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 06:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is St. John's, about 1923.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -38.845 and latitude 33.786.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 33.786, -38.845
UTC time 2017-10-19 06:45:01.850
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-10-19

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