Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 5, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, November 5, 1975 at 05:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1307.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -34.124 and latitude 7.165.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 7.165, -34.124
UTC time 1975-11-05 05:17:37.100
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-11-05

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