Earthquake details

Sunday, January 20, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Sunday, January 20, 1991 at 00:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 980.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.278 and latitude -3.158.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.158, -12.278
UTC time 1991-01-20 00:09:54.170
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-20

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