Earthquake details

Friday, January 11, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Friday, January 11, 1980 at 22:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 852.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.514 and latitude -1.589.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.589, -12.514
UTC time 1980-01-11 22:38:40.000
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-11

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