Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 1, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Tuesday, September 1, 1970 at 15:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 899.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.909 and latitude -1.816.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 25.2 km
Coordinates -1.816, -12.909
UTC time 1970-09-01 15:26:36.570
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-09-01

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