Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 15, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, August 15, 1928 at 15:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is St. John's, about 1771.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -39.944 and latitude 34.822.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 34.822, -39.944
UTC time 1928-08-15 15:39:09.770
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1928-08-15

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