Earthquake details

Thursday, July 3, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, July 3, 1980 at 14:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1318.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -34.338 and latitude 7.361.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.361, -34.338
UTC time 1980-07-03 14:40:09.700
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-07-03

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