Earthquake details

Saturday, May 11, 1946 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Norwegian Sea on Saturday, May 11, 1946 at 18:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ålesund, about 497.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -0.325 and latitude 65.942.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 65.942, -0.325
UTC time 1946-05-11 18:39:29.630
Location Norwegian Sea
Country Norwegian Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1946-05-11

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