Earthquake details

Sunday, November 17, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Sunday, November 17, 1968 at 07:41 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Buchanan, about 893.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.658 and latitude -1.296.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 20.8 km
Coordinates -1.296, -13.658
UTC time 1968-11-17 07:41:17.130
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1968-11-17

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