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USGS usp000bjn8

28 Nov 2002, 19:19

northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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16.527000, -46.564000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bjn8
Coordinates
16.527, -46.564
Network
us
Significance
400