M6.4 earthquake - north of Ascension Island

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck north of Ascension Island on 19 Feb 1953, 15:17 UTC at a depth of 15 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.