Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 9, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Tuesday, October 9, 1984 at 11:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Waterloo, about 1239.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -19.787 and latitude -0.556.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.556, -19.787
UTC time 1984-10-09 11:23:12.550
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-10-09

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