Earthquake details

Friday, September 30, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Friday, September 30, 1988 at 03:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Buchanan, about 937.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -14.472 and latitude -1.295.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.295, -14.472
UTC time 1988-09-30 03:00:36.880
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-09-30

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