Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 7, 1961 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Wednesday, June 7, 1961 at 14:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1182.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -11.550 and latitude -5.525.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -5.525, -11.550
UTC time 1961-06-07 14:15:22.640
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1961-06-07

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