Earthquake details

Saturday, December 11, 1954 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Saturday, December 11, 1954 at 03:32 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Buchanan, about 874.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.591 and latitude -1.135.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -1.135, -13.591
UTC time 1954-12-11 03:32:20.980
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1954-12-11

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