Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 6, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, August 6, 1975 at 18:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is St. John's, about 1903.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -39.269 and latitude 33.770.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 33.770, -39.269
UTC time 1975-08-06 18:01:39.100
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-08-06

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