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USGS us7000kp6m

18 Aug 2023, 08:57

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 October 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is central Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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-0.452200, -19.727400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000kp6m
Coordinates
-0.4522, -19.7274
Network
us
Significance
500