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USGS us7000hsw2

23 Jul 2022, 04:56

northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 October 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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24.934000, -45.679800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000hsw2
Coordinates
24.934, -45.6798
Network
us
Significance
400