Earthquake details

Monday, August 21, 1944 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, August 21, 1944 at 20:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ceará Mirim, about 1038.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -31.618 and latitude 2.880.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 2.880, -31.618
UTC time 1944-08-21 20:14:37.700
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1944-08-21

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