Earthquake details

Friday, August 10, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, August 10, 1962 at 21:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Galway, about 1384.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -28.081 and latitude 49.450.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 49.450, -28.081
UTC time 1962-08-10 21:04:00.230
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1962-08-10

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