Earthquake details

Thursday, February 22, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 05:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1920.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -44.948 and latitude 23.769.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 23.769, -44.948
UTC time 2018-02-22 05:48:58.590
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-02-22

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