Earthquake details

Sunday, July 9, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 06:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1879.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -13.180 and latitude -11.607.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -11.607, -13.180
UTC time 2017-07-09 06:42:00.730
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-07-09

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