Archives for September 9th, 2012 | St Helena & Ascension Island Community

Earthquake near Ascension Island

On the 8th September 2012 at 05.09 an earthquake occur 150 miles ENE of Ascension Island that measured a magnitude of 4.6.

This means that this was only just over a distance of approximatly 850 miles from St Helena.

The following details of the earthquake were recorded .

Magnitude 4.6 Date-Time Saturday, September 08, 2012 [...]

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