Earthquake details

Saturday, October 4, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Saturday, October 4, 1952 at 04:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1885.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.953 and latitude -10.950.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -10.950, -14.953
UTC time 1952-10-04 04:04:12.090
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-10-04

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