Earthquake details

Sunday, March 10, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit El Salvador on Sunday, March 10, 1985 at 19:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zacatecoluca (El Salvador - SV), about 18.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -89.032 and latitude 13.454.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 76.7 km
Coordinates 13.454, -89.032
UTC time 1985-03-10 19:33:13.100
Location Zacatecoluca
Country El Salvador (SV)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-03-10

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