Earthquake details

Thursday, September 30, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, September 30, 1971 at 21:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tabou, about 612.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -4.933 and latitude -0.519.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.519, -4.933
UTC time 1971-09-30 21:24:09.240
Location South Atlantic Ocean
Country South Atlantic Ocean
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-09-30

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