Earthquake details

Monday, October 15, 1945 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Norwegian Sea on Monday, October 15, 1945 at 18:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 681.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 2.410 and latitude 72.704.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 72.704, 2.410
UTC time 1945-10-15 18:24:46.360
Location Norwegian Sea
Country Norwegian Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1945-10-15

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