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USGS us10001lvy

12 Mar 2015, 15:23

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 8.7 km depth.

Depth8.7 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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8.056700, -39.564200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10001lvy
Coordinates
8.0567, -39.5642
Network
us
Significance
385