Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 24, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Wednesday, September 24, 1975 at 11:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1967.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.486 and latitude -11.960.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -11.960, -14.486
UTC time 1975-09-24 11:03:00.500
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1975-09-24

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