Earthquake details

Thursday, September 29, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, September 29, 1983 at 06:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 2056.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.607 and latitude -12.773.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -12.773, -14.607
UTC time 1983-09-29 06:48:50.260
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-09-29

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