Earthquake details

Sunday, December 5, 1920 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, December 5, 1920 at 10:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1180.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -19.662 and latitude 0.008.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 0.008, -19.662
UTC time 1920-12-05 10:01:09.010
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1920-12-05

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