Earthquake details

Thursday, June 5, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, June 5, 1969 at 20:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cayenne, about 1404.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -40.989 and latitude 10.680.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 10.680, -40.989
UTC time 1969-06-05 20:39:57.930
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-06-05

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