Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 25, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Wednesday, March 25, 1998 at 18:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 905.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.357 and latitude -2.300.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -2.300, -12.357
UTC time 1998-03-25 18:46:10.600
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-03-25

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