Earthquake details

Monday, November 21, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Monday, November 21, 1988 at 05:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 978.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -15.094 and latitude -1.368.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.368, -15.094
UTC time 1988-11-21 05:30:51.670
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-11-21

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