Earthquake details

Sunday, June 7, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Sunday, June 7, 1959 at 13:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1049.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.711 and latitude -0.119.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -0.119, -17.711
UTC time 1959-06-07 13:39:42.070
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-06-07

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