Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 28, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 at 17:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1868.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.251 and latitude -11.478.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -11.478, -13.251
UTC time 2001-08-28 17:40:35.850
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-08-28

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