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USGS us6000tmq6

22 Aug 2026, 02:34

southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 August 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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-12.771400, -14.882400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000tmq6
Coordinates
-12.7714, -14.8824
Network
us
Significance
432