Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 12, 1924 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Norwegian Sea on Wednesday, March 12, 1924 at 13:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 638.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 3.368 and latitude 72.386.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 72.386, 3.368
UTC time 1924-03-12 13:52:53.910
Location Norwegian Sea
Country Norwegian Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1924-03-12

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