Earthquake details

Friday, November 7, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Friday, November 7, 1969 at 16:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 929.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.025 and latitude -2.773.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -2.773, -12.025
UTC time 1969-11-07 16:41:04.980
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-11-07

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