Earthquake details

Thursday, December 20, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, December 20, 1984 at 23:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1309.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -33.868 and latitude 7.076.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 7.076, -33.868
UTC time 1984-12-20 23:31:17.630
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-12-20

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