Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 26, 1934 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, September 26, 1934 at 07:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1156.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.521 and latitude 4.756.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 4.756, -32.521
UTC time 1934-09-26 07:27:31.370
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1934-09-26

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