Earthquake details

Monday, August 16, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Monday, August 16, 1976 at 02:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 980.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -16.046 and latitude -0.778.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -0.778, -16.046
UTC time 1976-08-16 02:27:38.600
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-08-16

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