Earthquake details

Monday, November 5, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Monday, November 5, 1984 at 04:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1928.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.866 and latitude -11.832.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -11.832, -13.866
UTC time 1984-11-05 04:17:33.000
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-11-05

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