Earthquake details

Thursday, September 19, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greenland Sea on Thursday, September 19, 1957 at 17:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 1217.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 2.071 and latitude 79.751.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 79.751, 2.071
UTC time 1957-09-19 17:29:08.950
Location Greenland Sea
Country Greenland Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1957-09-19

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