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Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - Central East Pacific Rise on Tuesday, 2 September 2014

Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - Central East Pacific Rise on Tuesday, 2 September 2014

Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - Central East Pacific Rise on Tuesday, 2 September 2014
Sep 3 11:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.6 to 5.5.
Date & time: Tue, 2 Sep 23:41:30 UTC
Magnitude: 5.5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 11.58°S / 112.04°W [Map]
Nearest volcano: Unnamed 8.27°S/107.95°W (580 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Tue, 2 Sep
Tue, 2 Sep 23:41 UTCM 5.5 / 10 kmCentral East Pacific Rise[Map]USGS
Tue, 2 Sep 23:41 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE[Map]EMSC

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