Earthquake details

Friday, July 9, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Friday, July 9, 1971 at 22:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 973.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.030 and latitude 0.159.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 18.0 km
Coordinates 0.159, -17.030
UTC time 1971-07-09 22:22:26.900
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-07-09

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