Earthquake details

Sunday, April 25, 1954 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Sunday, April 25, 1954 at 00:27 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1003.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -15.202 and latitude -1.569.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -1.569, -15.202
UTC time 1954-04-25 00:27:52.020
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1954-04-25

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