Earthquake details

Thursday, September 17, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 03:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1260.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -37.093 and latitude 7.783.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.783, -37.093
UTC time 2020-09-17 03:00:18.282
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2020-09-17

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