Magnitude 5.2 - SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE 2012 April 11 04:53:26 UTC

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Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.2
Date-Time	Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 04:53:26 UTC Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 03:53:26 AM at epicenter
Location	16.822°S, 14.440°W
Depth	9.7 km (6.0 miles)
Region	SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Distances	2419 km (1504 miles) ESE (116°) from Recife, Brazil 2606 km (1620 miles) S (189°) from MONROVIA, Liberia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 19.5 km (12.1 miles); depth +/- 2.1 km (1.3 miles)
Parameters	NST= 33, Nph= 33, Dmin=934 km, Rmss=1.15 sec, Gp= 61°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000903h

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