Earthquake details

Saturday, November 2, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, November 2, 1974 at 01:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cayenne, about 1395.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -40.919 and latitude 10.344.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 10.344, -40.919
UTC time 1974-11-02 01:03:36.700
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-11-02

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