Central Mid Atlantic Ridge - Earthquake Magnitude 6.0

USGS
Sun, 15 May 2011 12:59 UTC

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Earthquake Location

Date-Time:
Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 13:08:12 UTC

Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 11:08:12 AM at epicenter

Location:
0.461°N, 25.601°W

Depth:
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program

Region:
CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

Distances:
1276 km (793 miles) ENE (57°) from Natal, Brazil

1624 km (1009 miles) S (188°) from PRAIA, Cape Verde

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 9.5 km (5.9 miles); depth fixed by location program

Parameters:
NST=143, Nph=143, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.16 sec, Gp= 43°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=H

Source:
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID:
usc0003ft5