Friday, August 18, 2017

6.7R in North Ascension Island

As discussed yesterday the indication for a strong earthquake were there, and we were waiting for it.
A 6.7R North of Sacension Island was reported just 3 hours intothis morning. (GMT). We can see from the image above this is on a long fault capable of such strong earthquakes.

Magnitude

Mw 6.7
RegionNORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND
Date time2017-08-18 02:59:22.6 UTC
Location1.15 S ; 13.68 W
Depth10 km
Distances884 km S of Monrovia, Liberia / pop: 940,000 / local time: 02:59:22.6 2017-08-18
855 km SW of Greenville, Liberia / pop: 16,500 / local time: 02:59:22.6 2017-08-18
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