Earthquake details

Saturday, July 31, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, July 31, 1926 at 18:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Câmara de Lobos, about 1779.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -35.990 and latitude 35.551.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 35.551, -35.990
UTC time 1926-07-31 18:09:56.730
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1926-07-31

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