Earthquake details

Thursday, June 20, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, June 20, 1974 at 02:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ceará Mirim, about 1078.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -31.303 and latitude 3.132.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 3.132, -31.303
UTC time 1974-06-20 02:44:19.800
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-06-20

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