Earthquake details

Saturday, May 18, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Svalbard on Saturday, May 18, 1985 at 13:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 1469.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -3.804 and latitude 81.851.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 81.851, -3.804
UTC time 1985-05-18 13:11:39.180
Location north of Svalbard
Country north of Svalbard
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-05-18

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