Earthquake details

Sunday, July 11, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Sunday, July 11, 1971 at 05:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Buchanan, about 847.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.286 and latitude -1.013.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.6 km
Coordinates -1.013, -13.286
UTC time 1971-07-11 05:30:52.340
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-07-11

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