Earthquake details

Sunday, September 12, 1915 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, September 12, 1915 at 20:43 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1269.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -37.275 and latitude 7.933.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.933, -37.275
UTC time 1915-09-12 20:43:46.220
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1915-09-12

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