Earthquake details

Thursday, March 3, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, March 3, 1983 at 21:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vila Velha, about 2775.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.705 and latitude -24.995.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -24.995, -13.705
UTC time 1983-03-03 21:46:27.500
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-03-03

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