Earthquake details

Sunday, October 14, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, October 14, 1973 at 09:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1176.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.688 and latitude 5.086.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 5.086, -32.688
UTC time 1973-10-14 09:56:14.800
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-10-14

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