Earthquake details

Thursday, October 19, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 22:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1277.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -35.703 and latitude 7.401.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.401, -35.703
UTC time 2017-10-19 22:23:27.610
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-10-19

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