Earthquake details

Monday, September 4, 2023 Earthquake

The earthquake hit north of Ascension Island on Monday, September 4, 2023 at 14:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Harper, about 912.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -12.373 and latitude -2.369.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-2.369, -12.373
UTC time	2023-09-04 14:47:29.455

Location	north of Ascension Island
Country	north of Ascension Island
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2023-09-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Harper	912.7 km
Pleebo	934.6 km
Tabou	939.9 km
Buchanan	953.6 km
Monrovia	980.9 km
Harbel	984.9 km
Kakata	1015.8 km
San-Pédro	1017.3 km
Zwedru	1050.7 km
Gligbeuadji	1052.6 km
Djapadji	1052.8 km
Sassandra	1074.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 north of Ascension Island Unknown · 2025-06-29 18:39 UTC	95.4 km
M 4.8 north of Ascension Island Unknown · 2025-01-20 03:04 UTC	12.0 km
M 4.4 north of Ascension Island Unknown · 2025-01-20 00:49 UTC	63.7 km
M 4.7 north of Ascension Island Unknown · 2023-09-04 14:11 UTC	10.0 km
M 4.8 north of Ascension Island Unknown · 2023-07-11 09:15 UTC	36.3 km
M 4.7 north of Ascension Island Unknown · 2023-01-06 01:51 UTC	17.5 km
M 4.9 north of Ascension Island Unknown · 2022-09-09 17:12 UTC	42.5 km
M 5.0 north of Ascension Island Unknown · 2022-09-09 12:58 UTC	48.1 km

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