Earthquake details

Thursday, February 24, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Thursday, February 24, 1977 at 08:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1904.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.622 and latitude -11.686.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -11.686, -13.622
UTC time 1977-02-24 08:51:16.600
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-02-24

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