Earthquake details

Sunday, June 6, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, June 6, 1971 at 16:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Galway, about 1441.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -29.594 and latitude 50.458.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 50.458, -29.594
UTC time 1971-06-06 16:53:41.090
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-06-06

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