Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 21, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Azores Islands region on Wednesday, May 21, 1930 at 22:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Câmara de Lobos, about 1606.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -30.277 and latitude 42.565.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 42.565, -30.277
UTC time 1930-05-21 22:09:10.340
Location Azores Islands region
Country Azores Islands region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1930-05-21

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