Earthquake details

Friday, November 5, 1943 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Norwegian Sea on Friday, November 5, 1943 at 10:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 698.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 1.332 and latitude 72.209.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 72.209, 1.332
UTC time 1943-11-05 10:32:22.010
Location Norwegian Sea
Country Norwegian Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1943-11-05

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