Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 25, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, September 25, 1957 at 05:50 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is St. John's, about 1939.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -38.582 and latitude 33.759.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 33.759, -38.582
UTC time 1957-09-25 05:50:59.960
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1957-09-25

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