Earthquake details

Thursday, April 14, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 16:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 696.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -11.582 and latitude -0.537.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-0.537, -11.582
UTC time	2016-04-14 16:44:33.580

Location	north of Ascension Island
Country	north of Ascension Island
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2016-04-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Harper	696.3 km
Pleebo	717.5 km
Tabou	725.4 km
Buchanan	734.1 km
Monrovia	766.2 km
Harbel	767.4 km
Kakata	798.6 km
San-Pédro	805.4 km
Zwedru	829.1 km
Djapadji	837.4 km
Gligbeuadji	838.2 km
Sassandra	864.4 km

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