Earthquake details

Saturday, July 14, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Saturday, July 14, 1990 at 05:54 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1012.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.376 and latitude 0.003.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 11.1 km
Coordinates 0.003, -17.376
UTC time 1990-07-14 05:54:25.490
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1990-07-14

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