Earthquake details

Thursday, April 11, 1946 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Thursday, April 11, 1946 at 01:52 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Buchanan, about 1001.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.110 and latitude -2.149.

Magnitude 6.9
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -2.149, -14.110
UTC time 1946-04-11 01:52:27.170
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1946-04-11

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