Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 17, 1935 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Wednesday, July 17, 1935 at 04:31 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1003.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -15.770 and latitude -1.222.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -1.222, -15.770
UTC time 1935-07-17 04:31:39.550
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1935-07-17

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