Earthquake details

Sunday, July 20, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, July 20, 1975 at 21:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vila Velha, about 2778.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.768 and latitude -25.747.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -25.747, -13.768
UTC time 1975-07-20 21:56:14.600
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-07-20

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