Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 23, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Wednesday, October 23, 1974 at 11:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 996.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -15.968 and latitude -1.008.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.008, -15.968
UTC time 1974-10-23 11:46:56.000
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-10-23

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