Earthquake details

Saturday, February 18, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Saturday, February 18, 2006 at 14:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1271.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -11.063 and latitude -6.545.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -6.545, -11.063
UTC time 2006-02-18 14:59:04.950
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-02-18

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