Earthquake details

Thursday, March 27, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, March 27, 1986 at 13:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vila Velha, about 2771.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.802 and latitude -25.499.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -25.499, -13.802
UTC time 1986-03-27 13:37:45.090
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-03-27

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