Earthquake details

Sunday, May 23, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, May 23, 1965 at 07:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2182.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.871 and latitude -14.254.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -14.254, -13.871
UTC time 1965-05-23 07:46:31.690
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-05-23

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