Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 25, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, December 25, 1956 at 09:33 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Galway, about 1418.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -28.061 and latitude 48.752.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 48.752, -28.061
UTC time 1956-12-25 09:33:40.330
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1956-12-25

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