Earthquake details

Monday, August 8, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greenland Sea on Monday, August 8, 1927 at 00:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 678.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 5.365 and latitude 74.080.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 74.080, 5.365
UTC time 1927-08-08 00:25:22.740
Location Greenland Sea
Country Greenland Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-08-08

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