Earthquake details

Thursday, August 30, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, August 30, 1984 at 20:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1309.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -33.905 and latitude 7.096.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.096, -33.905
UTC time 1984-08-30 20:12:59.570
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-08-30

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