Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 20, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern East Pacific Rise on Tuesday, July 20, 1976 at 14:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa, about 3796.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -113.591 and latitude -21.988.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -21.988, -113.591
UTC time 1976-07-20 14:52:52.300
Location southern East Pacific Rise
Country southern East Pacific Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-07-20

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