Earthquake details

Monday, April 13, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Monday, April 13, 1942 at 07:46 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1015.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -15.391 and latitude -1.585.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.585, -15.391
UTC time 1942-04-13 07:46:23.100
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1942-04-13

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