Earthquake details

Monday, July 21, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, July 21, 1941 at 16:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1197.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -19.159 and latitude -0.546.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -0.546, -19.159
UTC time 1941-07-21 16:36:09.800
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1941-07-21

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