Earthquake details

Saturday, March 9, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Saturday, March 9, 1985 at 14:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fairbanks (United States - US), about 195.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -150.116 and latitude 66.291.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 66.291, -150.116
UTC time 1985-03-09 14:16:25.490
Location Fairbanks
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-03-09

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