Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 27, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Poland on Wednesday, April 27, 1983 at 11:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wodzisław Śląski (Poland - PL), about 4.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 18.495 and latitude 50.040.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 50.040, 18.495
UTC time 1983-04-27 11:24:58.790
Location Rybnik
Country Poland (PL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-04-27

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