Earthquake details

Thursday, July 4, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, July 4, 1963 at 22:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tômbua, about 2622.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.650 and latitude -18.848.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -18.848, -12.650
UTC time 1963-07-04 22:56:14.810
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1963-07-04

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