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USGS us6000k34x

9 Apr 2023, 23:11

southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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-48.298200, -9.919700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000k34x
Coordinates
-48.2982, -9.9197
Network
us
Significance
500