M6.5 earthquake - north of Ascension Island

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck north of Ascension Island on 21 Jan 1968, 16:42 UTC at a depth of 19 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.