5.1
1 hr 44 min ago
NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND
Apr 16, 2026 @21:46 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.2
2 hr 54 min ago
NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND
Apr 16, 2026 @20:36 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.7
3 hr 39 min ago
SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
Apr 16, 2026 @19:51 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.5
5 hr 23 min ago
SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Apr 16, 2026 @18:07 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.8
6 hr 12 min ago
VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Apr 16, 2026 @17:19 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.7
6 hr 39 min ago
PUERTO CHACABUCO, CHILE
Apr 16, 2026 @16:51 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.0
8 hr 48 min ago
KATSUURA, JAPAN
Apr 16, 2026 @14:43 UTC
SEAQUAKE
6.0
10 hr 1 min ago
SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
Apr 16, 2026 @13:30 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.8
10 hr 51 min ago
SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS
Apr 16, 2026 @12:40 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.2
15 hr 22 min ago
PARACAS, PERU
Apr 16, 2026 @08:09 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.0
18 hr 29 min ago
KANDRIAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Apr 16, 2026 @05:01 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.6
1 day ago
MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
Apr 15, 2026 @23:19 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.7
1 day ago
HOUMA, TONGA
Apr 15, 2026 @17:09 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.4
1 day ago
ISANGEL, VANUATU
Apr 15, 2026 @07:59 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.9
1 day ago
KIRAKIRA, SOLOMON ISLANDS
Apr 15, 2026 @07:27 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.7
1 day ago
TAMARINDO, COSTA RICA
Apr 15, 2026 @06:56 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.0
1 day ago
PUERTO NATALES, CHILE
Apr 15, 2026 @02:38 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.9
1 day ago
POTOTANO, INDONESIA
Apr 15, 2026 @02:10 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.6
2 days ago
NEIAFU, TONGA
Apr 14, 2026 @16:37 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.6
2 days ago
KANDRIAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Apr 14, 2026 @15:51 UTC
SEAQUAKE

M5.2 - north of Ascension Island

Magnitude

5.2 - Richter scale

Depth

10 Km

Location

north of Ascension Island
LAT 0.0245, LON -16.4939

Date-Time

Apr 16, 2026 20:36:42 UTC
Apr 16, 2026 19:36:42 UTC -01:00 at epicenter

Source

USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID(s)

us6000sqml

Population

0 people (est. 100km radius)

Distances from major cities

  • 909.3 km (565.0 miles) NNW of Georgetown, Ascension, Saint Helena
  • 936.9 km (582.2 miles) SW of Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount, Liberia
  • 939.3 km (583.6 miles) SW of Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia
  • 940.3 km (584.3 miles) SSW of Bonthe, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
  • 965.0 km (599.6 miles) SW of Bensonville, Montserrado, Liberia