Earthquake details

Thursday, December 4, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, December 4, 1980 at 00:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ceará Mirim, about 1089.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -31.459 and latitude 3.317.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 3.317, -31.459
UTC time 1980-12-04 00:21:05.300
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-12-04

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