Earthquake details

Sunday, March 31, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Sunday, March 31, 1929 at 03:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1050.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -15.922 and latitude -1.632.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.632, -15.922
UTC time 1929-03-31 03:09:49.600
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1929-03-31

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