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USGS usp000ezey

3 Dec 2006, 19:27

southern 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
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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-44.786000, -15.294000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ezey
Coordinates
-44.786, -15.294
Network
us
Significance
400