Earthquake details

Friday, October 15, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, October 15, 1971 at 21:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1244.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -37.036 and latitude 7.613.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 12.4 km
Coordinates 7.613, -37.036
UTC time 1971-10-15 21:58:38.240
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-10-15

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