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USGS iscgem612674310

18 Aug 2018, 15:22

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.1 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is central Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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-0.713000, -24.034000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem612674310
Coordinates
-0.713, -24.034
Network
iscgem
Significance
395