Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 6, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Wednesday, January 6, 1982 at 06:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1186.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -11.518 and latitude -5.575.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -5.575, -11.518
UTC time 1982-01-06 06:32:17.920
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-01-06

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