Earthquake details

Sunday, June 23, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, June 23, 1985 at 23:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Salinópolis, about 1352.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -40.602 and latitude 9.496.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 9.496, -40.602
UTC time 1985-06-23 23:03:05.930
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-06-23

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