Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 05:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Buchanan, about 906.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.972 and latitude -1.261.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -1.261, -13.972
UTC time 2012-04-10 05:09:08.410
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-04-10

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