Earthquake details

Sunday, November 10, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, November 10, 1985 at 19:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Walvis Bay, about 2842.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.165 and latitude -29.010.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -29.010, -13.165
UTC time 1985-11-10 19:40:34.080
Location southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-11-10

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