Earthquake details

Sunday, March 6, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, March 6, 1927 at 01:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 2211.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -44.115 and latitude 27.969.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 27.969, -44.115
UTC time 1927-03-06 01:33:55.890
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-03-06

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