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USGS usp000gh4x

16 Sept 2008, 08:28

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.8 mwc 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

Published location

Where is central Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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0.902000, -28.998000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gh4x
Coordinates
0.902, -28.998
Network
us
Significance
518