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USGS us6000n8d4

14 Jun 2024, 10:50

southern 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 August 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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-31.191800, -13.341900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000n8d4
Coordinates
-31.1918, -13.3419
Network
us
Significance
385