M6.3 earthquake - north of Ascension Island

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck north of Ascension Island on 28 Aug 2008, 15:22 UTC at a depth of 12 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.