Earthquake details

Friday, May 16, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Friday, May 16, 2014 at 21:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1755.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.234 and latitude -10.396.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -10.396, -13.234
UTC time 2014-05-16 21:11:29.100
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-05-16

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