Earthquake details

Saturday, February 12, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 02:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 978.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.018 and latitude 0.079.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 0.079, -17.018
UTC time 2011-02-12 02:53:15.100
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-02-12

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