Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 30, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, October 30, 1940 at 03:10 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1413.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -20.938 and latitude -1.644.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -1.644, -20.938
UTC time 1940-10-30 03:10:11.480
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1940-10-30

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