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USGS us7000ka0y

21 Jun 2023, 05:10

southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 August 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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-12.767100, -14.748500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000ka0y
Coordinates
-12.7671, -14.7485
Network
us
Significance
465