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USGS usp00067d8

25 Jan 1994, 07:12

northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 29.5 km depth.

Depth29.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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10.601000, -41.715000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00067d8
Coordinates
10.601, -41.715
Network
us
Significance
611