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USGS usp000hy9a

22 Mar 2011, 13:31

southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 5 km depth.

Depth5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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-33.096000, -15.977000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hy9a
Coordinates
-33.096, -15.977
Network
us
Significance
518