Earthquake details

Thursday, March 9, 1961 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, March 9, 1961 at 03:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cayenne, about 1337.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -41.620 and latitude 10.569.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 10.569, -41.620
UTC time 1961-03-09 03:59:10.450
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1961-03-09

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