Earthquake details

Friday, July 23, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, July 23, 1948 at 20:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2139.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.704 and latitude -13.544.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -13.544, -14.704
UTC time 1948-07-23 20:58:28.830
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1948-07-23

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