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USGS iscgem840094

24 Jan 1967, 09:29

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 22.8 km depth.

Depth22.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is central Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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-0.864000, -21.091000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem840094
Coordinates
-0.864, -21.091
Network
iscgem
Significance
662