Earthquake details

Sunday, July 20, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, July 20, 1969 at 10:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1298.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -34.218 and latitude 7.119.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 7.119, -34.218
UTC time 1969-07-20 10:46:11.640
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-07-20

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