Earthquake details

Saturday, July 26, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, July 26, 1980 at 12:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1304.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -34.044 and latitude 7.102.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.102, -34.044
UTC time 1980-07-26 12:53:40.700
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-07-26

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