Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 16, 1919 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, April 16, 1919 at 03:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cabo Frio, about 2949.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.241 and latitude -38.957.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -38.957, -17.241
UTC time 1919-04-16 03:14:06.870
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1919-04-16

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