QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usc000nbsx
USGS usc000nbsx
14 Mar 2014, 20:32
south of Africa
A magnitude 5.5 mwb earthquake at 11.3 km depth.
Published location
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-53.510500, 25.237800
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Event ID
usc000nbsx
Coordinates
-53.5105, 25.2378
Network
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Significance
465