Earthquake details

Monday, March 22, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Monday, March 22, 1971 at 10:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1068.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.950 and latitude -0.117.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.117, -17.950
UTC time 1971-03-22 10:19:02.140
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-03-22

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