Earthquake details

Monday, January 8, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, January 8, 1968 at 20:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1252.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -38.070 and latitude 8.006.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 16.5 km
Coordinates 8.006, -38.070
UTC time 1968-01-08 20:22:15.590
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-01-08

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