Earthquake details

Friday, November 17, 1967 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, November 17, 1967 at 04:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 2266.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -43.753 and latitude 28.391.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 16.9 km
Coordinates 28.391, -43.753
UTC time 1967-11-17 04:58:57.300
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1967-11-17

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