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USGS us7000bq10

18 Sept 2020, 22:43

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 6.9 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

Where is central Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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0.929800, -26.853300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000bq10
Coordinates
0.9298, -26.8533
Network
us
Significance
732