Earthquake details

Friday, March 4, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Friday, March 4, 1983 at 19:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2194.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.339 and latitude -14.206.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -14.206, -14.339
UTC time 1983-03-04 19:06:13.130
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-03-04

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