Earthquake details

Monday, June 11, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, June 11, 1956 at 08:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hafnarfjordur, about 1442.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -31.777 and latitude 52.163.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 52.163, -31.777
UTC time 1956-06-11 08:22:10.060
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1956-06-11

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