Earthquake details

Sunday, August 27, 1961 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, August 27, 1961 at 01:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2322.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.380 and latitude -15.716.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -15.716, -13.380
UTC time 1961-08-27 01:51:51.300
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1961-08-27

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