Earthquake details

Thursday, July 1, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, July 1, 1937 at 09:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Carballo, about 1620.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -28.841 and latitude 44.294.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 44.294, -28.841
UTC time 1937-07-01 09:54:56.350
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1937-07-01

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