Earthquake details

Friday, February 27, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, February 27, 1981 at 01:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1271.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -38.115 and latitude 8.191.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 8.191, -38.115
UTC time 1981-02-27 01:13:04.380
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-02-27

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