Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 20, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 00:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1225.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -19.866 and latitude -0.346.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.346, -19.866
UTC time 2018-02-20 00:53:04.240
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-02-20

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