Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 29, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 23:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1349.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -21.101 and latitude -0.760.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.760, -21.101
UTC time 2020-12-29 23:34:57.647
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2020-12-29

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