Earthquake details

Saturday, November 28, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, November 28, 1942 at 10:38 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1273.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -35.553 and latitude 7.322.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.322, -35.553
UTC time 1942-11-28 10:38:46.800
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1942-11-28

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