2026-08-02 09:17:11 (M5.0) north of Ascension Island -3.3 -12.2 (70fa9)

M5.0 Earthquake - north of Ascension Island

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 2 Aug 2026 09:17:11 Time near the Epicenter (1): 2 Aug 2026 08:17:11 Time in your area (1): 2 Aug 2026 14:47:11
Location	3.295S 12.244W
Depth	10 km
Distances	565.9 km (350.9 mi) NNE of Georgetown, Saint Helena 985.2 km (610.8 mi) SSW of Greenville, Liberia 987.0 km (611.9 mi) SSW of Harper, Liberia 1012.1 km (627.5 mi) SSW of Tabou, Ivory Coast 1043.1 km (646.7 mi) SSW of Buchanan, Liberia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 10.4 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 45; Dmin = 563.2 km; Rmss = 0.92 seconds; Gp = 72° Version =
Event ID	us 6000thlb

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