Earthquake details

Thursday, June 18, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, June 18, 1981 at 16:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ceará Mirim, about 978.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -30.581 and latitude 1.703.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 1.703, -30.581
UTC time 1981-06-18 16:17:20.190
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-06-18

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