Earthquake details

Friday, March 3, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Scotia Sea on Friday, March 3, 1950 at 15:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ushuaia, about 2066.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -34.821 and latitude -60.426.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -60.426, -34.821
UTC time 1950-03-03 15:41:12.190
Location Scotia Sea
Country Scotia Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1950-03-03

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