Earthquake details

Friday, June 12, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ascension Island region on Friday, June 12, 2020 at 00:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 1320.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -11.796 and latitude -6.760.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -6.760, -11.796
UTC time 2020-06-12 00:53:26.309
Location Ascension Island region
Country Ascension Island region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2020-06-12

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 4.5
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M 4.8
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