Earthquake details

Thursday, August 22, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, August 22, 1929 at 19:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Natal, about 1349.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -24.384 and latitude -0.297.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.297, -24.384
UTC time 1929-08-22 19:41:07.040
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1929-08-22

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