Earthquake details

Friday, August 14, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, August 14, 1964 at 21:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1267.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -37.016 and latitude 7.823.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.823, -37.016
UTC time 1964-08-14 21:27:43.300
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-08-14

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