Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 6, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Wednesday, March 6, 1974 at 02:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1186.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -11.362 and latitude -5.641.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -5.641, -11.362
UTC time 1974-03-06 02:33:47.500
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-03-06

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