Earthquake details

Thursday, April 24, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, April 24, 1947 at 19:35 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1250.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -38.699 and latitude 8.127.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 8.127, -38.699
UTC time 1947-04-24 19:35:15.080
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1947-04-24

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