Large earthquake strikes coast off French Guiana
{{date|April 14, 2008}}
[[Image:Location of April 14, 2008 earthquake near French Guiana.png|thumb|left|The location of the earthquake]]
{{French Guiana}}An eathquake with a magnitude of 5.2 has struck at the coast just north of [[French Guiana]]. The earthquake struck 770 miles North East of {{w|Cayenne}}, the capital of French Guiana.

The earthquake occurred on the {{w|Mid-Atlantic Ridge}}, which is a continental ridge that stretches through much of the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] and Arctic oceans.

The earthquake, which struck 1050 miles away from Belem in [[Brazil]], occurred at 23:29:52 {{w|UTC}} yesterday.
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== Sources ==
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|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008qubt.php#details
|title=Magnitude 5.2 - NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
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|pub=USGS
|date=April 13, 2008}}
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|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?q=13.3925+-44.898(M5.2+-+NORTHERN+MID-ATLANTIC+RIDGE+-+2008+April+13++23%3A29%3A52+UTC)&ll=13.3925,-44.898&spn=2,2&f=d&t=h&hl=e
|title=M5.2 - NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE - 2008 April 13 23:29:52 UTC‎
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|pub=Google Maps
|date=April 13, 2008}}

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[[Category:Atlantic Ocean]]
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[[Category:South America]]

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The location of the earthquake
An eathquake with a magnitude of 5.2 has struck at the coast just north of French Guiana. The earthquake struck 770 miles North East of , the capital of French Guiana.

The earthquake occurred on the , which is a continental ridge that stretches through much of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

The earthquake, which struck 1050 miles away from Belem in Brazil, occurred at 23:29:52  yesterday.
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