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Recorded earthquakes
region
May 1979
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge earthquakes in May 1979
Earthquake archive for southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge in May 1979: 1 recorded events with dates, magnitudes, depths and epicenter details.
Overview
Period at a glance
6.2
Strongest magnitude
6.2
Average magnitude
10.0 km
Average depth
Strongest event
6.2
16 May 1979
Analysis of the recorded activity
This archive contains one recorded earthquake near southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge during May 1979: magnitude 6.2, at a depth of 10.0 km, on Wednesday, May 16, 1979 UTC.
Only 1 earthquakes in the current catalogue match this period and location.