Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 20, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, March 20, 1984 at 17:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cayenne, about 1286.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -42.261 and latitude 10.782.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 10.782, -42.261
UTC time 1984-03-20 17:19:06.340
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-03-20

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