Earthquake details

Thursday, July 23, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Thursday, July 23, 1964 at 09:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 980.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -16.063 and latitude -0.768.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -0.768, -16.063
UTC time 1964-07-23 09:40:27.290
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-07-23

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