Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 16, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, May 16, 1979 at 02:27 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cabo Frio, about 2866.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -16.242 and latitude -35.666.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.666, -16.242
UTC time 1979-05-16 02:27:00.800
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1979-05-16

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