Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 18, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, September 18, 1928 at 17:19 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1245.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -20.325 and latitude -0.197.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.197, -20.325
UTC time 1928-09-18 17:19:20.830
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1928-09-18

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