Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 1, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, April 1, 1980 at 19:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1127.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.493 and latitude 4.412.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 4.412, -32.493
UTC time 1980-04-01 19:55:31.900
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-04-01

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