Earthquake details

Saturday, May 21, 1932 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, May 21, 1932 at 15:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1386.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -20.844 and latitude -1.415.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.415, -20.844
UTC time 1932-05-21 15:43:32.670
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1932-05-21

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