Earthquake details

Thursday, August 20, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Martinique on Thursday, August 20, 1964 at 08:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Le Lamentin (Martinique - MQ), about 70.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -60.407 and latitude 14.889.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 14.889, -60.407
UTC time 1964-08-20 08:37:43.560
Location Fort Royal
Country Martinique (MQ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-08-20

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