Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 6, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, August 6, 1969 at 15:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cayenne, about 1198.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -43.201 and latitude 10.771.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 18.3 km
Coordinates 10.771, -43.201
UTC time 1969-08-06 15:41:50.980
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-08-06

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