Earthquake details

Friday, August 3, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, August 3, 2018 at 18:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Freetown, about 1424.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -21.996 and latitude -0.871.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.871, -21.996
UTC time 2018-08-03 18:50:53.890
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-08-03

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