Earthquake details

Thursday, January 20, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Thursday, January 20, 1994 at 23:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1034.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -11.976 and latitude -3.877.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.877, -11.976
UTC time 1994-01-20 23:04:36.480
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-01-20

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