Earthquake details

Friday, September 11, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, September 11, 1959 at 12:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Câmara de Lobos, about 1602.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -29.010 and latitude 43.539.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 43.539, -29.010
UTC time 1959-09-11 12:31:11.270
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-09-11

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