Earthquake details

Friday, September 4, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, September 4, 1981 at 08:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2312.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.104 and latitude -15.696.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -15.696, -13.104
UTC time 1981-09-04 08:23:06.280
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-09-04

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