Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 7, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, October 7, 1997 at 13:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1901.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -44.904 and latitude 23.220.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 23.220, -44.904
UTC time 1997-10-07 13:13:39.260
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-10-07

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