Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 27, 1932 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, January 27, 1932 at 19:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Galway, about 1374.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -29.321 and latitude 51.926.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 51.926, -29.321
UTC time 1932-01-27 19:40:58.970
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1932-01-27

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