Earthquake details

Monday, August 22, 1949 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, August 22, 1949 at 20:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2218.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.029 and latitude -14.537.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -14.537, -14.029
UTC time 1949-08-22 20:26:11.440
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1949-08-22

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