Earthquake details

Thursday, February 14, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, February 14, 1974 at 12:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bridgetown, about 1905.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -44.246 and latitude 21.978.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 21.978, -44.246
UTC time 1974-02-14 12:01:06.900
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-02-14

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