Earthquake details

Monday, October 18, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, October 18, 1976 at 04:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1290.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -39.313 and latitude 8.593.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 8.593, -39.313
UTC time 1976-10-18 04:58:36.600
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-10-18

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