Earthquake details

Sunday, October 16, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, October 16, 1977 at 03:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2613.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.806 and latitude -18.557.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 21.0 km
Coordinates -18.557, -12.806
UTC time 1977-10-16 03:07:50.500
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-16

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