Earthquake details

Monday, August 17, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, August 17, 2020 at 11:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2507.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.976 and latitude -17.542.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-17.542, -12.976
UTC time	2020-08-17 11:45:38.732

Location	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2020-08-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Harper	2507.8 km
Tabou	2522.0 km
Pleebo	2531.7 km
San-Pédro	2577.4 km
Barreiros	2592.5 km
Sirinhaém	2596.0 km
Olinda	2598.0 km
Recife	2598.3 km
Ipojuca	2599.8 km
Cabo de Santo Agostinho	2601.7 km
Paulista	2603.1 km
Abreu e Lima	2607.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Unknown · 2023-05-23 20:55 UTC	82.2 km
M 5.2 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Unknown · 2022-11-06 03:51 UTC	20.5 km
M 5.5 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Unknown · 2021-08-13 20:15 UTC	60.3 km
M 5.0 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Unknown · 2021-06-08 04:39 UTC	30.9 km
M 4.8 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Unknown · 2020-05-07 17:53 UTC	88.4 km
M 5.4 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Unknown · 2019-02-22 21:15 UTC	67.1 km

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