Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 05:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1259.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -36.238 and latitude 7.441.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.441, -36.238
UTC time 2018-05-23 05:44:43.810
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-05-23

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