Earthquake details

Sunday, January 3, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, January 3, 1982 at 14:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Freetown, about 1423.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -21.870 and latitude -0.972.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.972, -21.870
UTC time 1982-01-03 14:09:50.450
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1982-01-03

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