Earthquake details

Monday, May 20, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, May 20, 1918 at 14:36 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1302.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -34.906 and latitude 7.409.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 7.409, -34.906
UTC time 1918-05-20 14:36:06.500
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1918-05-20

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