Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - north of Ascension Island on Saturday, 28 December 2013
Moderate mag. 5.8 earthquake - North of Ascension Island on Saturday, 28 December 2013

Local time at epicenter: Saturday, December 28, 2013 17:59:05
Magnitude: 5.8
Depth: 9.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.3056°S / 15.175°W

Nearest volcano: Unnamed 0.72°S/20.53°W (599 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 3.2*10^13 J (8.78 GWh / 7558 tons of TNT / 0.5 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source | |
Sat, 28 Dec 2013 | ||||
Sat, 28 Dec 18:59 UTC | M 5.8 / 10 km | NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND | EMSC | |
Sat, 28 Dec 18:59 UTC | M 5.8 / 10 km | North of Ascension Island | GFZ |