Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 13, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Tuesday, January 13, 1987 at 20:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1148.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -11.241 and latitude -5.320.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -5.320, -11.241
UTC time 1987-01-13 20:57:33.910
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-01-13

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