Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 29, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Wednesday, July 29, 1953 at 13:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 929.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -11.854 and latitude -2.874.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -2.874, -11.854
UTC time 1953-07-29 13:32:40.550
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1953-07-29

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