Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 22, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Tuesday, January 22, 1980 at 04:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1013.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -15.596 and latitude -1.444.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.444, -15.596
UTC time 1980-01-22 04:06:45.400
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-22

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