Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 15, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, April 15, 1931 at 16:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Galway, about 1421.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -28.021 and latitude 48.638.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 48.638, -28.021
UTC time 1931-04-15 16:59:01.340
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1931-04-15

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