Earthquake details

Saturday, March 31, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Saturday, March 31, 2001 at 19:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1748.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.089 and latitude -10.389.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -10.389, -13.089
UTC time 2001-03-31 19:43:23.610
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-03-31

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