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USGS us6000n9zp

3 Jul 2024, 08:17

southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated12 September 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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-53.998800, -2.424800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000n9zp
Coordinates
-53.9988, -2.4248
Network
us
Significance
416