Earthquake details

Thursday, April 4, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Guatemala on Thursday, April 4, 1985 at 23:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masagua (Guatemala - GT), about 155.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -91.237 and latitude 12.863.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 12.863, -91.237
UTC time 1985-04-04 23:52:22.910
Location Villa Nueva
Country Guatemala (GT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-04-04

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