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USGS usb000tp5q

13 Feb 2015, 18:59

northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 7.1 mww earthquake at 16.7 km depth.

Depth16.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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52.648700, -31.901600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000tp5q
Coordinates
52.6487, -31.9016
Network
us
Significance
776