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USGS us6000pg3f

28 Dec 2024, 05:09

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
Updated8 March 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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-13.776700, -14.393200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000pg3f
Coordinates
-13.7767, -14.3932
Network
us
Significance
385