Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 22, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, April 22, 1936 at 09:58 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1154.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -18.561 and latitude -0.587.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -0.587, -18.561
UTC time 1936-04-22 09:58:47.540
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1936-04-22

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