Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 11, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, October 11, 1983 at 22:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 2131.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -44.497 and latitude 27.157.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 27.157, -44.497
UTC time 1983-10-11 22:41:10.970
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-10-11

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