Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 10, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, December 10, 1974 at 16:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2171.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.763 and latitude -13.829.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -13.829, -14.763
UTC time 1974-12-10 16:03:12.900
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-12-10

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