Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 23:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1251.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.543 and latitude -5.777.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-5.777, -12.543
UTC time	2018-01-23 23:09:09.550

Location	Ascension Island region
Country	Ascension Island region
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Harper	1251.7 km
Tabou	1273.7 km
Pleebo	1274.8 km
Buchanan	1326.6 km
San-Pédro	1343.2 km
Monrovia	1358.4 km
Harbel	1360.4 km
Gligbeuadji	1383.9 km
Djapadji	1386.6 km
Kakata	1391.6 km
Sassandra	1393.7 km
Zwedru	1406.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Ascension Island region Unknown · 2024-07-08 10:44 UTC	90.3 km
M 4.5 Ascension Island region Unknown · 2024-02-11 02:29 UTC	90.6 km
M 4.4 Ascension Island region Unknown · 2023-09-22 13:57 UTC	80.0 km
M 5.0 Ascension Island region Unknown · 2022-01-22 15:18 UTC	8.2 km
M 4.8 Ascension Island region Unknown · 2021-05-02 02:08 UTC	81.9 km
M 5.2 244 km NE of Georgetown Saint Helena · 2021-03-31 10:09 UTC	92.0 km
M 4.6 Ascension Island region Unknown · 2020-07-27 15:33 UTC	48.7 km
M 4.7 Ascension Island region Unknown · 2018-12-27 16:42 UTC	34.3 km

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