Earthquake details

Monday, February 27, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, February 27, 1939 at 17:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1040.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -18.118 and latitude 0.457.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 0.457, -18.118
UTC time 1939-02-27 17:32:50.660
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1939-02-27

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