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USGS usp000jg40

11 Mar 2012, 22:30

southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 14.7 km depth.

Depth14.7 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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-41.153000, -16.696000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jg40
Coordinates
-41.153, -16.696
Network
us
Significance
432