Earthquake details

Friday, December 7, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Friday, December 7, 1984 at 10:19 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 981.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -15.055 and latitude -1.423.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.423, -15.055
UTC time 1984-12-07 10:19:10.730
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1984-12-07

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