Earthquake details

Friday, January 29, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, January 29, 1982 at 22:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 1972.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.288 and latitude 25.509.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 25.509, -45.288
UTC time 1982-01-29 22:32:05.990
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-01-29

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