Earthquake details

Saturday, November 1, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Saturday, November 1, 1980 at 16:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1009.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.667 and latitude -3.213.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.213, -12.667
UTC time 1980-11-01 16:00:45.800
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-11-01

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