Earthquake details

Thursday, November 15, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Thursday, November 15, 1973 at 15:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1018.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -15.791 and latitude -1.374.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.374, -15.791
UTC time 1973-11-15 15:06:35.500
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-11-15

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