Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 18, 1923 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, July 18, 1923 at 01:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Câmara de Lobos, about 1663.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -29.843 and latitude 43.697.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 43.697, -29.843
UTC time 1923-07-18 01:06:01.220
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1923-07-18

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