Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 31, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, December 31, 1947 at 05:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is St. John's, about 1624.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -30.928 and latitude 47.980.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 47.980, -30.928
UTC time 1947-12-31 05:30:44.440
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1947-12-31

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