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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000gep4
USGS usp000gep4

14 Aug 2008, 18:16

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 February 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is central Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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8.076000, -38.012000

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What the numbers mean

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gep4
Coordinates
8.076, -38.012
Network
us
Significance
385