Earthquake details

Saturday, February 4, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Saturday, February 4, 1989 at 15:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 950.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -16.658 and latitude 0.082.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 0.082, -16.658
UTC time 1989-02-04 15:51:52.330
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-02-04

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