Earthquake Magnitude 5.9 - NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND

Magnitude 5.9 - NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND

2011 November 29 00:30:29 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.9
Date-Time	Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 00:30:29 UTC Monday, November 28, 2011 at 11:30:29 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	1.660°S, 15.388°W
Depth	10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region	NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND
Distances	708 km (439 miles) N of Ascension Island 1019 km (633 miles) SSW of MONROVIA, Liberia 1065 km (661 miles) SSW of Bonthe, Sierra Leone 2270 km (1410 miles) ENE of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 15.2 km (9.4 miles); depth +/- 1.1 km (0.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=218, Nph=218, Dmin=703.5 km, Rmss=1.37 sec, Gp= 40°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0006zaz