Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 18, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, January 18, 1933 at 08:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cabo Frio, about 2470.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -19.359 and latitude -32.505.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -32.505, -19.359
UTC time 1933-01-18 08:37:29.130
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1933-01-18

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