Earthquake details

Thursday, February 17, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, February 17, 1977 at 20:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tramandaí, about 3203.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -19.065 and latitude -45.480.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-45.480, -19.065
UTC time	1977-02-17 20:25:20.500

Location	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-02-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tramandaí	3203.0 km
Rio Grande	3203.3 km
Capão da Canoa	3211.6 km
Laguna	3219.7 km
Osório	3220.1 km
Torres	3221.9 km
Imbituba	3230.7 km
Araranguá	3235.5 km
Tubarão	3236.8 km
Maldonado	3238.3 km
Içara	3238.5 km
Pelotas	3239.4 km

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