Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 7, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, July 7, 1971 at 11:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1910.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -44.940 and latitude 23.526.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 23.526, -44.940
UTC time 1971-07-07 11:27:33.850
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-07-07

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