Earthquake details

Monday, December 13, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, December 13, 1937 at 22:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 2102.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -44.451 and latitude 26.567.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 26.567, -44.451
UTC time 1937-12-13 22:58:52.250
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1937-12-13

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