Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 20, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit North Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, February 20, 1968 at 02:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cayenne, about 1011.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -47.010 and latitude 12.343.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 12.343, -47.010
UTC time 1968-02-20 02:19:50.770
Location North Atlantic Ocean
Country North Atlantic Ocean
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-02-20

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