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USGS usp000gr26

20 Dec 2008, 22:13

southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.4 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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-31.120000, -13.419000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gr26
Coordinates
-31.12, -13.419
Network
us
Significance
449