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USGS us6000isau

9 Oct 2022, 17:38

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 December 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is central Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-1.363600, -23.904100

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What the numbers mean

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000isau
Coordinates
-1.3636, -23.9041
Network
us
Significance
592