Earthquake details

Friday, October 1, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Friday, October 1, 1982 at 05:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1032.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -15.609 and latitude -1.635.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.635, -15.609
UTC time 1982-10-01 05:35:47.360
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-10-01

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