Earthquake details

Sunday, October 19, 1924 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, October 19, 1924 at 23:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is St. John's, about 1991.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -39.809 and latitude 32.583.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 32.583, -39.809
UTC time 1924-10-19 23:52:50.980
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1924-10-19

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