Earthquake details

Saturday, March 30, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, March 30, 1974 at 08:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1105.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.173 and latitude 3.902.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 3.902, -32.173
UTC time 1974-03-30 08:25:17.400
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-03-30

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