Earthquake details

Sunday, April 15, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Sunday, April 15, 1962 at 18:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 955.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.167 and latitude -2.960.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -2.960, -12.167
UTC time 1962-04-15 18:08:26.600
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1962-04-15

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