Earthquake details

Sunday, February 11, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, February 11, 1979 at 08:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cayenne, about 1403.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -40.807 and latitude 10.286.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 10.286, -40.807
UTC time 1979-02-11 08:00:56.500
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-11

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