Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 13, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Wednesday, August 13, 1980 at 20:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1307.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -39.870 and latitude 8.800.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 8.800, -39.870
UTC time 1980-08-13 20:46:22.000
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-08-13

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