Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 4, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, May 4, 1976 at 04:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1263.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -38.026 and latitude 8.094.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 8.094, -38.026
UTC time 1976-05-04 04:09:23.200
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-05-04

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