Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 31, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, October 31, 1950 at 19:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Natal, about 1267.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -25.728 and latitude 0.527.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 0.527, -25.728
UTC time 1950-10-31 19:15:19.490
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1950-10-31

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