Quakes
Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 37.123S 017.255W, depth 10 km at 151045Z jan 21
Southern Mid-atlantic Ridge · USGS-US7000D0AE
- issued
- 2021-01-15 10:45Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-01-18 10:45Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-01-18 10:45Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -37.123, -17.255
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.6 (MWW) IN 37.123S 017.255W, DEPTH 10 KM AT 151045Z JAN 21. 2. USGS EVENT US7000D0AE. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000d0ae
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- Earthquake magnitude 5.8 (mww) in 35.461S 017.360W, depth 10 km at 260249Z jan 262026-01-26
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 39.434S 015.621W, depth 10 km at 121746Z sep 252025-09-12
- Earthquake magnitude 6.2 (mww) in 35.722S 017.044W, depth 10 km at 252216Z jun 252025-06-25
- Earthquake magnitude 5.9 (mww) in 35.965S 017.009W, depth 10 km at 152223Z dec 232023-12-15
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 39.563S 016.037W, depth 10 km at 252047Z aug 232023-08-25
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 35.362S 015.570W, depth 10 km at 111531Z feb 232023-02-11
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2021-01-15 · closed 2021-01-18
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 37.123S 017.255W, depth 10 km at 151045Z jan 21 this message2021-01-15 → 2021-01-18
- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 37.073S 017.012W, depth 10 km at 151319Z jan 212021-01-15 → 2021-01-18
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