Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 1, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, July 1, 1970 at 16:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1857.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.609 and latitude 23.761.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 26.7 km
Coordinates 23.761, -45.609
UTC time 1970-07-01 16:18:44.590
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-07-01

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