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USGS usp0003w6d

11 Jun 1989, 14:24

northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 9.6 km depth.

Depth9.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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35.107000, -35.008000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003w6d
Coordinates
35.107, -35.008
Network
us
Significance
591