Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 16, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, February 16, 1960 at 13:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bridgetown, about 1778.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.533 and latitude 21.782.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 21.782, -45.533
UTC time 1960-02-16 13:14:35.390
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1960-02-16

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