Earthquake details

Saturday, December 4, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, December 4, 1982 at 12:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Camocim, about 1303.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -39.493 and latitude 8.730.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 8.730, -39.493
UTC time 1982-12-04 12:54:03.950
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-04

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