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USGS us7000kuzd

11 Sept 2023, 10:20

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated18 November 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is central Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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0.735200, -26.093200

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

us7000kuzd

Coordinates

0.7352, -26.0932

Network

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Significance

536