Moderate earthquake
M5.3 Earthquake — north of Ascension Island
2026-08-02 11:52 UTC · -3.21°, -12.18°
A magnitude 5.3 (moderate) earthquake struck north of Ascension Island on 2026-08-02 11:52 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.
M5.3
Magnitude
10 km
Depth
1.3K t
TNT equivalent
~1.3K km
Felt radius (est.)
Source: USGS event page. Energy and felt-radius figures are standard seismological estimates, not official assessments.
More recent earthquakes
- M5.3 — 265 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
- M4.6 — 14 km SE of Honmachi, Japan
- M5.0 — north of Ascension Island
- M4.6 — 73 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina
- M5.6 — 14 km S of Hicks Bay, New Zealand
- M4.9 — 149 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
- M4.9 — 36 km SSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea
- M4.8 — 77 km SE of Atka, Alaska