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USGS us2000j21b

21 Dec 2018, 20:10

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
Updated23 February 2019Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is central Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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9.104900, -40.490300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000j21b
Coordinates
9.1049, -40.4903
Network
us
Significance
385