Earthquake details

Monday, August 11, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Monday, August 11, 1986 at 19:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1057.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.852 and latitude -0.075.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.075, -17.852
UTC time 1986-08-11 19:43:13.180
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-08-11

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2025-11-06 14:12 UTC
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M 4.5
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M 4.4
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2024-11-10 10:54 UTC
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M 5.5
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2024-08-04 05:43 UTC
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M 4.4
north of Ascension Island
Unknown · 2023-11-25 00:07 UTC
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M 4.8
north of Ascension Island
Unknown · 2023-04-24 04:37 UTC
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M 4.6
north of Ascension Island
Unknown · 2022-06-13 06:44 UTC
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north of Ascension Island
Unknown · 2022-03-02 20:07 UTC
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