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USGS usb000tp5k

13 Feb 2015, 18:48

northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 17.6 km depth.

Depth17.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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52.508100, -31.873700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000tp5k
Coordinates
52.5081, -31.8737
Network
us
Significance
432