Earthquake details

Sunday, September 5, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, September 5, 1982 at 11:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2036.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.751 and latitude -12.523.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -12.523, -14.751
UTC time 1982-09-05 11:28:53.180
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-09-05

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