Earthquake details

Sunday, January 13, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, January 13, 1974 at 21:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ceará Mirim, about 1120.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -31.569 and latitude 3.663.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 3.663, -31.569
UTC time 1974-01-13 21:31:39.400
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-13

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