Earthquake details

Monday, January 16, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Monday, January 16, 2012 at 17:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 904.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.601 and latitude -2.114.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -2.114, -12.601
UTC time 2012-01-16 17:53:12.250
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-01-16

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