Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 26, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, March 26, 1980 at 20:43 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1867.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.558 and latitude 23.867.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 23.867, -45.558
UTC time 1980-03-26 20:43:37.900
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1980-03-26

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