South Atlantic Ocean

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 14.8 km depth.

Depth14.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated7 May 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is South Atlantic Ocean?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-36.407200, -39.585900

Magnitude measures event size; depth locates the source below the surface. Neither value alone establishes local damage or personal risk.

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usc000muef

Coordinates

-36.4072, -39.5859

Network

Significance

385