Earthquake details

Monday, August 29, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Monday, August 29, 2016 at 04:29 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1053.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.826 and latitude -0.046.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.046, -17.826
UTC time 2016-08-29 04:29:57.860
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2016-08-29

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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M 4.5
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M 4.4
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2024-11-10 10:54 UTC
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M 5.5
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2024-08-04 05:43 UTC
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M 4.4
north of Ascension Island
Unknown · 2023-11-25 00:07 UTC
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M 4.8
north of Ascension Island
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M 4.6
north of Ascension Island
Unknown · 2022-06-13 06:44 UTC
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M 5.4
north of Ascension Island
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