Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 6, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, June 6, 1979 at 11:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cayenne, about 1229.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -43.787 and latitude 12.050.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 12.050, -43.787
UTC time 1979-06-06 11:36:26.700
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-06-06

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