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USGS usp000cfuv

23 Dec 2003, 05:58

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.8 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is central Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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-0.696000, -20.330000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000cfuv
Coordinates
-0.696, -20.33
Network
us
Significance
518

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