Earthquake details

Saturday, September 18, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Saturday, September 18, 1993 at 13:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 904.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -16.228 and latitude 0.247.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 0.247, -16.228
UTC time 1993-09-18 13:22:56.640
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-09-18

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