Earthquake details

Friday, October 1, 1943 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, October 1, 1943 at 17:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1234.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -38.355 and latitude 7.906.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 7.906, -38.355
UTC time 1943-10-01 17:53:06.720
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1943-10-01

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