Quakes
Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 0.231N 016.987W, depth 10 km at 060129Z jan 20
North of Ascension Island · USGS-US70006V42
- issued
- 2020-01-06 01:29Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-01-09 01:29Z
- self-cancels
- 2020-01-09 01:29Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 0.231, -16.987
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.6 (MWW) IN 0.231N 016.987W, DEPTH 10 KM AT 060129Z JAN 20. 2. USGS EVENT US70006V42. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70006v42
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- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 0.159S 018.313W, depth 10 km at 040543Z aug 242024-08-04
- Earthquake magnitude 5.7 (mww) in 0.452S 019.727W, depth 10 km at 180757Z aug 232023-08-18
- Earthquake magnitude 6.0 (mww) in 0.329S 019.580W, depth 10 km at 171641Z aug 232023-08-17
- Earthquake magnitude 6.2 (mww) in 0.417S 019.891W, depth 10 km at 081159Z feb 222022-02-08
- Earthquake magnitude 5.8 (mww) in 0.236S 018.807W, depth 10 km at 240027Z sep 202020-09-24
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 0.117N 017.090W, depth 10 km at 160958Z jan 202020-01-16
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2020-01-06 · closed 2020-01-19
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 0.231N 016.987W, depth 10 km at 060129Z jan 20 this message2020-01-06 → 2020-01-09
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 0.117N 017.090W, depth 10 km at 160958Z jan 202020-01-16 → 2020-01-19
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