Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 20, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern East Pacific Rise on Tuesday, July 20, 1976 at 01:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa, about 3831.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -113.243 and latitude -21.693.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -21.693, -113.243
UTC time 1976-07-20 01:12:07.200
Location southern East Pacific Rise
Country southern East Pacific Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-07-20

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