Earthquake details

Saturday, May 6, 1944 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, May 6, 1944 at 00:13 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1852.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.141 and latitude 22.530.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 22.530, -45.141
UTC time 1944-05-06 00:13:48.860
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1944-05-06

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