Earthquake details

Friday, August 6, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Friday, August 6, 1993 at 09:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1876.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.236 and latitude -11.556.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -11.556, -13.236
UTC time 1993-08-06 09:50:12.870
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-08-06

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