Earthquake details

Sunday, April 24, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Sunday, April 24, 1983 at 20:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Buchanan, about 907.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.941 and latitude -1.289.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.289, -13.941
UTC time 1983-04-24 20:11:23.740
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-04-24

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