Earthquake details

Friday, February 11, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, February 11, 1972 at 17:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Freetown, about 1398.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -21.604 and latitude -0.903.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.903, -21.604
UTC time 1972-02-11 17:14:02.890
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-02-11

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