Earthquake details

Friday, June 6, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Norwegian Sea on Friday, June 6, 1941 at 21:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 716.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 0.879 and latitude 72.313.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 72.313, 0.879
UTC time 1941-06-06 21:02:28.510
Location Norwegian Sea
Country Norwegian Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1941-06-06

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