Earthquake details

Thursday, January 30, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Thursday, January 30, 1992 at 04:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 864.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.751 and latitude -1.537.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.537, -12.751
UTC time 1992-01-30 04:43:16.910
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-01-30

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