Earthquake details

Monday, February 18, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, February 18, 1957 at 14:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1973.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.342 and latitude 25.620.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 25.620, -45.342
UTC time 1957-02-18 14:49:35.540
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1957-02-18

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