Earthquake details

Saturday, July 14, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Saturday, July 14, 1990 at 07:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1030.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.523 and latitude -0.074.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 11.7 km
Coordinates -0.074, -17.523
UTC time 1990-07-14 07:24:39.680
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-07-14

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