Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 11, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Wednesday, November 11, 1970 at 21:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1915.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.845 and latitude -11.706.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -11.706, -13.845
UTC time 1970-11-11 21:40:26.590
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-11-11

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.8
Ascension Island region
Unknown · 2026-07-18 04:07 UTC
3.2 km
M 5.2
Ascension Island region
Unknown · 2026-01-28 02:58 UTC
26.4 km
M 4.8
Ascension Island region
Unknown · 2026-01-28 02:04 UTC
9.8 km
M 5.4
Ascension Island region
Unknown · 2026-01-28 01:58 UTC
29.7 km
M 4.6
Ascension Island region
Unknown · 2025-03-10 22:56 UTC
61.8 km
M 5.0
Ascension Island region
Unknown · 2025-03-10 22:15 UTC
77.8 km
M 4.6
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2025-03-10 20:21 UTC
66.3 km
M 4.6
Ascension Island region
Unknown · 2025-03-10 03:04 UTC
78.3 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.