Earthquake details

Thursday, June 8, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, June 8, 1939 at 01:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Freetown, about 1369.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -22.876 and latitude 0.802.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 0.802, -22.876
UTC time 1939-06-08 01:57:08.110
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1939-06-08

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