Earthquake details

Thursday, March 27, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Thursday, March 27, 1952 at 16:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1348.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -11.467 and latitude -7.138.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -7.138, -11.467
UTC time 1952-03-27 16:10:02.530
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-03-27

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