Earthquake details

Sunday, December 15, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit North Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, December 15, 1929 at 01:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hafnarfjordur, about 840.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -29.966 and latitude 57.594.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 57.594, -29.966
UTC time 1929-12-15 01:33:13.880
Location North Atlantic Ocean
Country North Atlantic Ocean
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1929-12-15

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