Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 12, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, July 12, 1955 at 14:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1271.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -33.358 and latitude 6.466.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 6.466, -33.358
UTC time 1955-07-12 14:43:57.940
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1955-07-12

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