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USGS us7000gi4s

5 Feb 2022, 01:18

northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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29.762000, -42.870200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000gi4s
Coordinates
29.762, -42.8702
Network
us
Significance
385