Earthquake details

Thursday, July 12, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Saint Helena on Thursday, July 12, 2001 at 06:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper (Saint Helena - SA), about 1457.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.378 and latitude -7.429.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -7.429, -13.378
UTC time 2001-07-12 06:12:16.790
Location 126 km ENE of Georgetown
Country Saint Helena (SA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-07-12

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