Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 16, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Africa on Wednesday, April 16, 1975 at 02:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jeffreys Bay, about 1966.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 28.963 and latitude -51.462.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -51.462, 28.963
UTC time 1975-04-16 02:00:07.000
Location south of Africa
Country south of Africa
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-04-16

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