Thursday 17 August 2023, 06:41: earthquake at Central Mid-atlantic Ridge
Earthquakes with magnitude 6 felt at 06:41 on 17 August 2023.
Place: Central Mid-atlantic Ridge.
On Thursday 17 August 2023 at 06:41 an earthquake of magnitude 6 and depth 10 km was recorded in Central Mid-atlantic Ridge. Further info on the EMSC webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 06:41 on 17 August 2023 with epicenter Central Mid-atlantic Ridge, having a depth of 10 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 6, therefore between 6 and 7, this earthquake is classified as "strong". This type of earthquake can have a range of
160 km where it can be destructive if the area is densely populated.
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
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