Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 8, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit French Polynesia region on Wednesday, May 8, 1985 at 20:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa (French Polynesia region - FR), about 1203.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -139.048 and latitude -21.823.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates -21.823, -139.048
UTC time 1985-05-08 20:27:58.800
Location Tuamotu Archipelago
Country France (FR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-05-08

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