Earthquake details

Friday, March 4, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, March 4, 1977 at 20:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 2040.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.036 and latitude 26.359.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 26.359, -45.036
UTC time 1977-03-04 20:05:12.600
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-04

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