Earthquake details

Sunday, October 19, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, October 19, 1997 at 07:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1241.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -37.133 and latitude 7.616.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.616, -37.133
UTC time 1997-10-19 07:30:00.750
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-10-19

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