Earthquake details

Saturday, February 2, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, February 2, 1929 at 00:00 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Freetown, about 1465.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -22.188 and latitude -1.186.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.186, -22.188
UTC time 1929-02-02 00:00:24.900
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1929-02-02

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