Earthquake details

Saturday, March 26, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Saturday, March 26, 1977 at 22:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Buchanan, about 853.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.482 and latitude -0.983.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.983, -13.482
UTC time 1977-03-26 22:26:54.700
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-26

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