Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 21, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greenland Sea on Wednesday, April 21, 1937 at 21:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 671.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 9.148 and latitude 74.910.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 74.910, 9.148
UTC time 1937-04-21 21:52:44.690
Location Greenland Sea
Country Greenland Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1937-04-21

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