Earthquake details

Saturday, March 14, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Saturday, March 14, 1964 at 16:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 909.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.867 and latitude -1.961.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 9.4 km
Coordinates -1.961, -12.867
UTC time 1964-03-14 16:36:50.530
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-03-14

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