Earthquake details

Monday, March 26, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, March 26, 1962 at 12:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1222.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -19.609 and latitude -0.503.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -0.503, -19.609
UTC time 1962-03-26 12:04:56.560
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1962-03-26

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