Earthquake details

Monday, May 14, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Norwegian Sea on Monday, May 14, 1917 at 06:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 723.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 0.181 and latitude 71.594.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 71.594, 0.181
UTC time 1917-05-14 06:57:14.070
Location Norwegian Sea
Country Norwegian Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1917-05-14

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