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USGS usp000gef7

12 Aug 2008, 00:38

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 6 mwc earthquake at 13 km depth.

Depth13 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is central Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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-1.020000, -21.843000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gef7
Coordinates
-1.02, -21.843
Network
us
Significance
554