Earthquake details

Friday, May 12, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Friday, May 12, 1939 at 02:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 690.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.838 and latitude 1.589.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	1.589, -14.838
UTC time	1939-05-12 02:30:54.270

Location	north of Ascension Island
Country	north of Ascension Island
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1939-05-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Monrovia	690.2 km
Buchanan	714.6 km
Harbel	718.6 km
Kakata	741.9 km
Waterloo	776.5 km
Freetown	788.2 km
Bo	788.6 km
Njala	803.0 km
Kenema	808.4 km
Gbarnga	846.7 km
Harper	850.9 km
Pleebo	863.6 km

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