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Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - Carlsberg Ridge on Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - Carlsberg Ridge on Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - Carlsberg Ridge on Tuesday, 30 September 2014
Sep 30 21:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.4 to 5.5.
Date & time: Tue, 30 Sep 16:45:58 UTC
Magnitude: 5.5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.47°N / 67.74°E
Nearest volcano: Unnamed 11.75°N/80.75°E (1822 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 30 Sep
Tue, 30 Sep 16:45 UTCM 5.5 / 16.1 kmCarlsberg Ridge[Map]USGS
Tue, 30 Sep 16:45 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km CARLSBERG RIDGE[Map]EMSC
Tue, 30 Sep 16:46 UTCM 5.5 / 44 kmCarlsberg Ridge[Map]GeoAu

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TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Mon, 1 Dec
Mon, 1 Dec 22:47 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info] (1830 km)Carlsberg Ridge
[Map]		GFZ

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