Earthquake details

Monday, April 4, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Monday, April 4, 1983 at 16:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1244.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -32.899 and latitude 5.932.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 5.932, -32.899
UTC time 1983-04-04 16:22:58.270
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-04-04

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