Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 10, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, June 10, 1936 at 18:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is St. John's, about 1940.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -38.649 and latitude 33.707.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 33.707, -38.649
UTC time 1936-06-10 18:53:08.060
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1936-06-10

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