Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 7, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tristan da Cunha region on Wednesday, September 7, 1960 at 01:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cabo Frio, about 2976.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -15.686 and latitude -37.109.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -37.109, -15.686
UTC time 1960-09-07 01:17:40.950
Location Tristan da Cunha region
Country Tristan da Cunha region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1960-09-07

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