Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 29, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, August 29, 1972 at 19:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1280.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -39.403 and latitude 8.513.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 8.513, -39.403
UTC time 1972-08-29 19:15:17.400
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-08-29

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