Earthquake details

Friday, May 11, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Greenland Sea on Friday, May 11, 1973 at 00:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 1174.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 3.084 and latitude 79.403.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 79.403, 3.084
UTC time 1973-05-11 00:08:22.000
Location Greenland Sea
Country Greenland Sea
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-05-11

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