Earthquake details

Saturday, August 1, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 09:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Porto Seguro, about 2770.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.500 and latitude -22.925.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -22.925, -13.500
UTC time 2020-08-01 09:17:17.522
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2020-08-01

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