Earthquake details

Friday, August 3, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Friday, August 3, 1928 at 07:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1057.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.093 and latitude -3.456.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.456, -13.093
UTC time 1928-08-03 07:02:52.130
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1928-08-03

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