Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 18:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1350.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -11.713 and latitude -7.074.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -7.074, -11.713
UTC time 2007-09-26 18:39:34.820
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2007-09-26

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