Earthquake details

Sunday, June 6, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, June 6, 1982 at 10:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Câmara de Lobos, about 1780.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -36.023 and latitude 35.357.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 35.357, -36.023
UTC time 1982-06-06 10:20:31.370
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-06-06

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