Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 1, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tristan da Cunha region on Tuesday, April 1, 1980 at 15:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cabo Frio, about 2911.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -15.467 and latitude -35.180.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.180, -15.467
UTC time 1980-04-01 15:10:58.100
Location Tristan da Cunha region
Country Tristan da Cunha region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-04-01

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