Earthquake details

Sunday, February 15, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, February 15, 1976 at 00:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1962.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.379 and latitude 25.464.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 25.464, -45.379
UTC time 1976-02-15 00:00:28.100
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-02-15

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