Earthquake details

Thursday, October 13, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, October 13, 1983 at 23:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1303.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -34.662 and latitude 7.331.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.331, -34.662
UTC time 1983-10-13 23:27:33.430
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-10-13

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