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USGS usp000gj72

3 Oct 2008, 06:26

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 5 km depth.

Depth5 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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7.517000, -36.758000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gj72
Coordinates
7.517, -36.758
Network
us
Significance
500