Earthquake details

Sunday, October 20, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, October 20, 1957 at 12:04 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cayenne, about 1290.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -42.008 and latitude 10.394.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 10.394, -42.008
UTC time 1957-10-20 12:04:25.050
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1957-10-20

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