Earthquake details

Thursday, March 19, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Martinique on Thursday, March 19, 1953 at 08:27 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fort Royal (Martinique - MQ), about 89.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -61.216 and latitude 13.809.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 128.8 km
Coordinates 13.809, -61.216
UTC time 1953-03-19 08:27:52.920
Location Fort Royal
Country Martinique (MQ)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1953-03-19

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