Earthquake details

Saturday, July 13, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Saturday, July 13, 1985 at 19:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Les Abymes, about 2009.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -45.103 and latitude 25.901.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 25.901, -45.103
UTC time 1985-07-13 19:09:17.020
Location northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-07-13

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