Earthquake details

Sunday, October 28, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Sunday, October 28, 1917 at 16:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Buchanan, about 867.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.587 and latitude -1.068.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.068, -13.587
UTC time 1917-10-28 16:53:07.250
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1917-10-28

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