QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usc000n5bs
USGS usc000n5bs
8 Mar 2014, 07:14
southwest of Africa
A magnitude 5.4 mwb earthquake at 12 km depth.
Published location
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-53.192600, 9.463700
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Event ID
usc000n5bs
Coordinates
-53.1926, 9.4637
Network
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Significance
449