Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 11, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, October 11, 1983 at 00:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Walvis Bay, about 2904.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.404 and latitude -31.177.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -31.177, -13.404
UTC time 1983-10-11 00:50:36.570
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-10-11

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