Earthquake details

Saturday, December 19, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Saturday, December 19, 1998 at 01:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 882.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.096 and latitude -1.446.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.446, -13.096
UTC time 1998-12-19 01:15:38.670
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-12-19

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