M6.5 Earthquake — 18 km SE of Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis

A magnitude 6.5 (strong) earthquake struck 18 km SE of Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis on 1985-03-16 14:54 UTC, at a depth of 13 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.

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Source: USGS event page. The TNT equivalent is computed from the magnitude with the standard Gutenberg–Richter energy relation; all other figures are USGS's own.

This area's earthquake history

In the year before this quake, USGS recorded 6 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 300 km.

Strongest recorded within 300 km since 1900:

• M7.5 — 25 km NW of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda · 1974-10-08
• M7.4 — 18 km WNW of Basse-Pointe, Martinique · 2007-11-29
• M7.2 — 45 km W of Saint-Pierre, Martinique · 1906-12-03

More recent earthquakes

• M4.5 — 0 km NE of Río Grande, Panama
• M4.7 — 20 km SW of Sandy Point Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis
• M4.6 — Carlsberg Ridge
• M4.5 — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
• M5.2 — 55 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia
• M4.8 — 31 km SE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
• M4.6 — 88 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia
• M5.2 — 86 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico

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