Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 21, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, October 21, 1970 at 15:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1231.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -37.590 and latitude 7.673.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 19.9 km
Coordinates 7.673, -37.590
UTC time 1970-10-21 15:50:06.240
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-10-21

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