Earthquake details

Friday, January 18, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, January 18, 1974 at 21:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cabo Frio, about 2465.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -20.237 and latitude -34.175.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -34.175, -20.237
UTC time 1974-01-18 21:14:50.500
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-18

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