Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 22, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, July 22, 1953 at 18:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 2084.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -44.542 and latitude 26.370.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 26.370, -44.542
UTC time 1953-07-22 18:04:34.270
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1953-07-22

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