Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 15, 1935 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greenland Sea on Tuesday, October 15, 1935 at 20:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 1191.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 2.467 and latitude 79.518.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 79.518, 2.467
UTC time 1935-10-15 20:41:25.110
Location Greenland Sea
Country Greenland Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1935-10-15

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