Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 5, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Wednesday, December 5, 1984 at 13:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Buchanan, about 906.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.947 and latitude -1.272.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.272, -13.947
UTC time 1984-12-05 13:39:23.430
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-12-05

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