Earthquake details

Friday, February 5, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Friday, February 5, 1999 at 04:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1296.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -11.432 and latitude -6.661.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -6.661, -11.432
UTC time 1999-02-05 04:23:08.220
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-02-05

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