Strong earthquake in the central mid-Atlantic ridge widens the Atlantic ocean a bit
Sat, 19 Sep 2020, 10:24 10:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Seismic plot of the quake recorded by a seismic station in Riachuelo, Brazil
The quake resulted from extension along the spreading plate boundary between the South American and African plates, and the central Atlantic Ocean became probably a few cm wider as consequence.
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Earthquake data:
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Date & time: Fri, 18 Sep 21:43 UTC
Magnitude: 6.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.86°N / 26.79°W
Primary data source: GFZ
