Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 22, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, July 22, 1997 at 19:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1133.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.688 and latitude 4.619.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 4.619, -32.688
UTC time 1997-07-22 19:10:35.090
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-07-22

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