Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 06:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 946.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -16.109 and latitude -0.343.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.343, -16.109
UTC time 2010-02-02 06:45:06.070
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-02-02

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