Earthquake details

Thursday, October 2, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Thursday, October 2, 1986 at 13:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bridgetown, about 1701.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.498 and latitude 20.253.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 20.253, -45.498
UTC time 1986-10-02 13:57:54.990
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-10-02

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