Earthquake details

Thursday, July 25, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Svalbard on Thursday, July 25, 1985 at 17:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tromsø, about 1655.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -0.915 and latitude 84.035.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 84.035, -0.915
UTC time 1985-07-25 17:45:05.340
Location north of Svalbard
Country north of Svalbard
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-07-25

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