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Magnitude 4.9 - SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

2009 May 05 02:40:00 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude4.9
Date-Time
Location43.421°S, 16.115°W
Depth10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
RegionSOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Distances780 km (485 miles) SSW of Tristan da Cunha
3165 km (1960 miles) WSW of Cape Town, South Africa
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 11.1 km (6.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
ParametersNST= 31, Nph= 31, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.83 sec, Gp= 97°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=Q
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDus2009ggak
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