Earthquake details

Sunday, November 10, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, November 10, 1985 at 12:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fortaleza, about 1226.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -33.068 and latitude 5.849.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 5.849, -33.068
UTC time 1985-11-10 12:38:45.770
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-11-10

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