Earthquake details

Thursday, November 15, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Thursday, November 15, 1973 at 06:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1026.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -15.935 and latitude -1.361.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.361, -15.935
UTC time 1973-11-15 06:05:57.400
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-11-15

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