Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 21, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 14:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Salinópolis, about 1350.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -40.533 and latitude 9.427.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 9.427, -40.533
UTC time 2017-11-21 14:56:16.790
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-11-21

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