Earthquake details

Sunday, August 7, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mid-Indian Ridge on Sunday, August 7, 1983 at 00:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bunbury, about 2971.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 83.714 and latitude -42.957.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -42.957, 83.714
UTC time 1983-08-07 00:59:40.090
Location Mid-Indian Ridge
Country Mid-Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-08-07

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