Montserrat earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 21 km N of Brades, Montserrat

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 21 km N of Brades, Montserrat on Tue, Mar 19, 1985, 6:45 AM AST (10:45 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (Ms, surface-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-03-19 10:45:45 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.984° N, 62.221° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.727 km NNW of Brades, Montserrat · 15172 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.320 km ESE of Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis · 15162 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.421 km SE of Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis · 15156 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.922 km ESE of Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis · 15151 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.319 km SE of Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis · 15151 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.222 km SSE of Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis · 15150 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.324 km SSE of Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis · 15150 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 5.019 km SSE of Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis · 15147 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.824 km SSE of Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis · 15174 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.426 km ESE of Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis · 15175 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 5.618 km SSE of Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis · 15175 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 6.518 km SE of Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis · 15175 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002d1g. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.