Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 21, 1906 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, August 21, 1906 at 20:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Carballo, about 1417.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -26.275 and latitude 45.185.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 45.185, -26.275
UTC time 1906-08-21 20:40:35.090
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1906-08-21

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