Earthquake details

Friday, January 14, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, January 14, 1983 at 12:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cayenne, about 1357.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -41.496 and latitude 10.723.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 10.723, -41.496
UTC time 1983-01-14 12:03:27.920
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-01-14

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