Earthquake details

Sunday, April 3, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, April 3, 1983 at 18:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1214.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.875 and latitude 5.608.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 5.608, -32.875
UTC time 1983-04-03 18:59:21.960
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-04-03

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