Earthquake details

Friday, September 5, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Friday, September 5, 2008 at 19:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Buchanan, about 896.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.955 and latitude -1.171.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.171, -13.955
UTC time 2008-09-05 19:07:38.290
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-09-05

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