Earthquake details

Sunday, June 20, 1954 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Sunday, June 20, 1954 at 22:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1044.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.840 and latitude 0.090.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 0.090, -17.840
UTC time 1954-06-20 22:07:57.720
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1954-06-20

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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