Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 12, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Tuesday, February 12, 1918 at 22:46 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 843.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.574 and latitude -1.430.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.430, -12.574
UTC time 1918-02-12 22:46:45.690
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1918-02-12

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