Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 21:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1061.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.927 and latitude -0.042.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.042, -17.927
UTC time 2011-02-15 21:59:02.520
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-02-15

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 4.4
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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M 5.5
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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M 4.8
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