Earthquake details

Sunday, June 8, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, June 8, 1958 at 21:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1311.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -34.206 and latitude 7.242.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 7.242, -34.206
UTC time 1958-06-08 21:09:27.940
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1958-06-08

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