Earthquake details

Thursday, October 26, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, October 26, 1939 at 00:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1092.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -18.061 and latitude -0.319.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -0.319, -18.061
UTC time 1939-10-26 00:57:27.830
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1939-10-26

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