Earthquake details

Friday, June 12, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, June 12, 1981 at 08:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2078.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.777 and latitude -12.923.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -12.923, -14.777
UTC time 1981-06-12 08:07:35.700
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-06-12

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