Earthquake details

Sunday, July 4, 1920 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Sunday, July 4, 1920 at 00:11 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 947.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -15.242 and latitude -0.967.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.967, -15.242
UTC time 1920-07-04 00:11:49.850
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1920-07-04

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