Earthquake details

Saturday, August 25, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, August 25, 1979 at 08:44 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cayenne, about 1339.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -41.688 and latitude 10.731.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 10.731, -41.688
UTC time 1979-08-25 08:44:04.000
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1979-08-25

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