Earthquake details

Sunday, November 5, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, November 5, 1939 at 02:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1311.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -34.161 and latitude 7.219.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 7.219, -34.161
UTC time 1939-11-05 02:02:11.360
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1939-11-05

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