Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 6, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, October 6, 1937 at 21:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Natal, about 1028.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -29.352 and latitude 1.361.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 1.361, -29.352
UTC time 1937-10-06 21:48:08.090
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1937-10-06

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