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USGS us2000fvc5

3 Jul 2018, 02:50

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 September 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is central Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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8.110500, -38.136600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000fvc5
Coordinates
8.1105, -38.1366
Network
us
Significance
385