Earthquake details

Saturday, February 11, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, February 11, 1978 at 01:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1224.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.904 and latitude 5.734.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 5.734, -32.904
UTC time 1978-02-11 01:26:26.700
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1978-02-11

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