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USGS iscgem913666

7 Oct 1917, 14:42

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is central Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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0.590000, -26.247000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem913666

Coordinates

0.59, -26.247

Network

iscgem

Significance

597