Earthquake details

Thursday, May 28, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, May 28, 1964 at 12:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Natal, about 1306.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -24.443 and latitude -1.075.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.075, -24.443
UTC time 1964-05-28 12:33:08.230
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-05-28

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