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USGS us7000biu8

6 Sept 2020, 07:51

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 6.7 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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7.682900, -37.154400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000biu8
Coordinates
7.6829, -37.1544
Network
us
Significance
691