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USGS us1000bj7t

30 Nov 2017, 06:32

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 6.5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is central Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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-1.080200, -23.432300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000bj7t
Coordinates
-1.0802, -23.4323
Network
us
Significance
650