Earthquake details

Saturday, September 15, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, September 15, 1917 at 09:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1265.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -19.905 and latitude -0.762.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.762, -19.905
UTC time 1917-09-15 09:14:32.140
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1917-09-15

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