Earthquake details

Sunday, November 24, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on Sunday, November 24, 1985 at 10:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Salinópolis, about 1321.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -40.623 and latitude 9.174.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 9.174, -40.623
UTC time 1985-11-24 10:42:51.480
Location central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Country central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-11-24

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