Earthquake details

Monday, August 29, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Monday, August 29, 2016 at 08:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Monrovia, about 1070.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -17.973 and latitude -0.117.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.117, -17.973
UTC time 2016-08-29 08:20:36.620
Location north of Ascension Island
Country north of Ascension Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-08-29

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.3
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2025-11-06 14:12 UTC
24.2 km
M 4.5
north of Ascension Island
Unknown · 2025-08-01 03:45 UTC
69.0 km
M 4.4
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2024-11-10 10:54 UTC
21.1 km
M 4.6
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2024-08-24 15:13 UTC
86.4 km
M 5.5
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2024-08-04 05:43 UTC
38.1 km
M 4.4
north of Ascension Island
Unknown · 2023-11-25 00:07 UTC
85.8 km
M 4.8
north of Ascension Island
Unknown · 2023-04-24 04:37 UTC
85.9 km
M 4.6
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Unknown · 2021-10-09 22:04 UTC
38.0 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.