Earthquake details

Sunday, April 15, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Sunday, April 15, 1962 at 18:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 962.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.128 and latitude -3.057.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -3.057, -12.128
UTC time 1962-04-15 18:45:17.060
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1962-04-15

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