Earthquake details

Sunday, September 13, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Sunday, September 13, 1987 at 02:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Buchanan, about 822.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.552 and latitude -0.635.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.635, -13.552
UTC time 1987-09-13 02:18:09.380
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-09-13

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