Message:18807 In: EQUAKE.WW
From: CX2SADate: Sat, 14 Mar 26 06:34:00 Z
Newsgroups: EQUAKE.WW
Subject: (M5.1) southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge -47.4 -9.6
Message-ID: <62771-CX2SA>
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R:260314/0638Z 28996@N2MH4.#SENC.NC.USA.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.24
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From: CX2SA@CX2SA.SAL.URY.SOAM
To : EQUAKE@WW
== PRELIMINARY REPORT ==
Event type: Earthquake
Region: southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Geographic coordinates: 47.423S, 9.557W
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 14 Mar 2026 06:17:19
Time near the Epicenter (1): 14 Mar 2026 05:17:19
Time in your area (1): 14 Mar 2026 03:17:19
Location with respect to nearby cities:
1172.3 km (726.8 mi) SSE of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Saint Helena
2771.3 km (1718.2 mi) WSW of Retreat, South Africa
2775.9 km (1721.1 mi) WSW of Claremont, South Africa
2777.0 km (1721.7 mi) WSW of Cape Town, South Africa
2777.7 km (1722.2 mi) WSW of Lansdowne, South Africa
ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS
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event ID : us 6000sg8q
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist
(1) Nominal Standard Time; local and daylight savings time zone may differ.
For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see:
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000sg8q?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ENS&utm_campaign=realtime
or https://earthquake.usgs.gov/
National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
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Automatic packet bulletin created ONLY for magnitudes 5.00 or up
received from www.usgs.gov by cx2sa.net: 14/03/2026 06:33:04 UTC
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