M6.5 earthquake near Saint John’s, Saint John Parish
15189 d ago · 16 Mar 1985, 14:54 UTC 18 km SE of Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis
What happened
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis on 16 Mar 1985, 14:54 UTC at a depth of 13 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Saint John’s, about 66 km away in Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda.
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