Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 26, 1923 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, September 26, 1923 at 02:29 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ceará Mirim, about 987.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -30.409 and latitude 1.682.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 1.682, -30.409
UTC time 1923-09-26 02:29:22.790
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1923-09-26

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