Earthquake details

Sunday, June 7, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greenland Sea on Sunday, June 7, 1936 at 04:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 596.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 6.098 and latitude 73.128.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 73.128, 6.098
UTC time 1936-06-07 04:38:17.230
Location Greenland Sea
Country Greenland Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1936-06-07

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