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USGS us7000msc3

14 Jun 2024, 10:51

southern 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
Updated23 August 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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-31.189900, -13.318500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000msc3
Coordinates
-31.1899, -13.3185
Network
us
Significance
536