Earthquake details

Saturday, July 13, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, July 13, 1985 at 18:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 2012.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.041 and latitude 25.854.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 25.854, -45.041
UTC time 1985-07-13 18:54:11.920
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-07-13

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