Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 3, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Tuesday, April 3, 1928 at 16:42 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1906.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.725 and latitude -11.259.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -11.259, -14.725
UTC time 1928-04-03 16:42:49.400
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1928-04-03

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