Earthquake details

Saturday, July 30, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Saturday, July 30, 1977 at 07:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 977.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.198 and latitude -3.176.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -3.176, -12.198
UTC time 1977-07-30 07:31:07.000
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-07-30

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