Earthquake details

Saturday, May 22, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, May 22, 1965 at 16:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2167.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.868 and latitude -14.111.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -14.111, -13.868
UTC time 1965-05-22 16:09:27.630
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-05-22

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